Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
कन्योवाच । तत्र ह्यागम्यतां तावद्वस्त्रणयादाय यत्नतः । तोयाच्छुद्धिं प्रयास्यंति तदाऽगंतव्यमेव हि
kanyovāca | tatra hyāgamyatāṃ tāvadvastraṇayādāya yatnataḥ | toyācchuddhiṃ prayāsyaṃti tadā'gaṃtavyameva hi
കന്യ പറഞ്ഞു—എങ്കിൽ ആദ്യം അവിടേക്കുതന്നെ പോകാം, വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ എടുത്തുകൊണ്ട്. ആ ജലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഇവ ശുദ്ധി പ്രാപിക്കും; അതിനാൽ തീർച്ചയായും പോയി കാണണം.
Kanyā (the maiden)
Type: kund
Scene: The maiden decisively lifts the garments and leads the way toward the radiant reservoir; companions follow; the path is lined with trees and ghat steps ahead.
FAQs
Tīrtha-mahātmya invites direct practice: one should approach the sacred site and experience purification rather than merely debate it.
A particular jalāśaya (pond/lake) whose waters purify; the chapter’s wider context supplies its name and location.
Going to the tīrtha and washing/cleansing with its water (a practical act akin to ritual purification).