Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
ततः शुक्लत्वमापन्नास्तेजोवीर्यसमन्विताः । भवंति तत्प्रभावेन प्रयांति च परां गतिम्
tataḥ śuklatvamāpannāstejovīryasamanvitāḥ | bhavaṃti tatprabhāvena prayāṃti ca parāṃ gatim
तेव्हा ते शुक्लत्व पावून तेज व वीर्ययुक्त झाले; त्या तीर्थाच्या प्रभावाने ते परम गतीसही पोहोचतात.
Unspecified narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya
Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: Pilgrims emerge from a luminous tīrtha; their bodies and garments appear ‘whitened’ and radiant, with a halo-like tejas indicating spiritual vigor and ascent toward a higher state.
FAQs
Tīrtha-sevā purifies and elevates, granting spiritual luminosity and ultimately a higher post-mortem destiny.
Śuklatīrtha, credited with bestowing purification and ‘parā gati’.
Implied: bathing/participation in the tīrtha’s sanctity as the cause of the stated fruits.