Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
अत्र तीर्थे निमग्नानां न स्यान्नरकजं भयम् । अत्र स्नाता नराः सर्वे दारिद्रयं नाप्नुवंति हि
atra tīrthe nimagnānāṃ na syānnarakajaṃ bhayam | atra snātā narāḥ sarve dāridrayaṃ nāpnuvaṃti hi
या तीर्थात जे निमग्न होतात त्यांना नरकजन्य भय होत नाही। येथे स्नान करणारे सर्व मनुष्य दारिद्र्याला प्राप्त होत नाहीत.
Sūta (continued narration; reporting tīrtha-phala)
Tirtha: Kapitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: Pilgrims immersing at a coastal/lagoon-like tīrtha near Setu; the sea glows at dawn; a small shrine or liṅga nearby; devotees pour water, offer flowers, and emerge serene, symbolizing freedom from hell-fear and poverty.
FAQs
A tīrtha is presented as both spiritual refuge (freedom from hell-fear) and worldly support (relief from poverty) when approached in dharma.
Kapitīrtha, praised for removing naraka-bhaya and dāridrya.
Snāna/nimajjana (bathing/immersion) at Kapitīrtha.