Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
कुलसंतारणंनाम तीर्थमेतद्भविष्यति । तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेंद्र सहाऽस्माभिर्दिवं प्रति । आगच्छानेन देहेन तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः
kulasaṃtāraṇaṃnāma tīrthametadbhaviṣyati | tasmāttvamapi rājeṃdra sahā'smābhirdivaṃ prati | āgacchānena dehena tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
ഈ തീർത്ഥം ‘കുലസന്താരണ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമാകും—വംശത്തെ രക്ഷിക്കുന്നതു. അതിനാൽ, ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ, ഈ തീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ ഇതേ ദേഹത്തോടെ ഞങ്ങളോടൊപ്പം സ്വർഗത്തിലേക്ക് വരിക।
Pitṛs (forefathers), reported by Pulastya
Tirtha: Kulasaṃtāraṇa
Type: ghat
Listener: Yayāti (royal sage/king)
Scene: A revered sage points out the Kulasaṃtāraṇa-tīrtha to a king; the tīrtha glows with sanctity as attendants beckon toward a celestial path, implying ascent ‘with this very body’.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s mahātmya is proven by its power to uplift lineage and grant extraordinary spiritual destiny through sincere rites.
Kulasaṃtāraṇa Tīrtha at Arbuda (identified and named here for its lineage-delivering power).
The implied foundation is snāna and tarpaṇa at this tīrtha; the verse highlights the resulting divine ascent attributed to tīrtha-prabhāva.