Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 160
बहूदके च यः स्नात्वा बालादित्यं प्रपूजयेत् । तस्य स्याद्भास्करस्तुष्टो मोक्षोपायं च विंदति
bahūdake ca yaḥ snātvā bālādityaṃ prapūjayet | tasya syādbhāskarastuṣṭo mokṣopāyaṃ ca viṃdati
जो बहूदक तीर्थात स्नान करून बालादित्याचे पूजन करतो, त्याच्यावर भास्कर प्रसन्न होतो आणि तो मोक्षाचा उपाय प्राप्त करतो.
Nārada
Tirtha: Bahūdaka (Mahākuṇḍa)
Type: kund
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from a lotus-filled sacred pool (Bahūdaka), dripping water, facing east; he offers arghya to a radiant child-form Sun (Bālāditya) on a small altar by the bank; the sky glows with dawn light.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snāna joined with sincere worship transforms merit into a direct support for liberation.
Bahūdaka tīrtha, where Bālāditya is worshipped.
Bathing (snāna) at Bahūdaka followed by worship (pūjā) of Bālāditya.