Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
यस्मात्तस्मादिदं तीर्थं रूपतीर्थं भविष्यति । त्रैलोक्ये सकले ख्यातं सर्वपातकनाशनम्
yasmāttasmādidaṃ tīrthaṃ rūpatīrthaṃ bhaviṣyati | trailokye sakale khyātaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam
അതുകൊണ്ട് ഈ തീർത്ഥം ‘രൂപതീർത്ഥം’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമാകും; ത്രിലോകമൊട്ടാകെ ഖ്യാതിയും സർവ്വപാപനാശകത്വവും ഉള്ളത്.
Sūta (narrative conclusion/naming of the site)
Tirtha: Rūpatīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: A concluding tableau: the tīrtha waters glowing; an unseen divine sanction implied as the place receives its name ‘Rūpatīrtha’; pilgrims stand reverently, hands folded, as the fame spreads symbolically to the three worlds.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s name arises from its grace; its true glory is the removal of sin and restoration of auspiciousness.
Rūpatīrtha, explicitly named and praised as world-renowned.
While not restated here, the chapter’s context ties the tīrtha’s power to snāna (bathing) performed there.