Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
।सूत उवाच । ततः कर्णोत्पलातीर्थं विख्यातं चास्ति शोभनम् । यत्र स्नातो नरः सम्यङ्न वियोगमवाप्नुयात्
|sūta uvāca | tataḥ karṇotpalātīrthaṃ vikhyātaṃ cāsti śobhanam | yatra snāto naraḥ samyaṅna viyogamavāpnuyāt
सूत म्हणाले—त्यानंतर कर्णोत्पला-तीर्थ हे प्रसिद्ध व शोभन तीर्थ आहे। जिथे विधिपूर्वक स्नान केलेला मनुष्य वियोगास प्राप्त होत नाही।
Sūta
Tirtha: Karṇotpalā Tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (implied by Sūta-frame)
Scene: A bright, lotus-filled waterbody (utpalā imagery) with pilgrims bathing at dawn; gentle ripples, offerings floating; the mood conveys auspicious continuity and protection from separation.
FAQs
Rightly performed tīrtha-snāna is portrayed as restoring harmony—protecting one from the pain of separation and loss.
Karṇotpalā Tīrtha.
Perform proper bathing (snāna) at Karṇotpalā Tīrtha with due observance.