Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
ययायया द्विजो यश्च क्षत्रिण्याऽभूद्वृतः पुरा । तया सह समागत्य स्नातं मन्त्रपुरस्कृतम्
yayāyayā dvijo yaśca kṣatriṇyā'bhūdvṛtaḥ purā | tayā saha samāgatya snātaṃ mantrapuraskṛtam
आणि ज्या-ज्या क्षत्रिय स्त्रीने पूर्वी ज्या ब्राह्मणाचा वरण केला होता, तो तिच्यासह येथे येऊन मंत्रोच्चारपूर्वक स्नान करीत असे।
Unspecified narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya
Tirtha: Vāsiṣṭha Kuṇḍa (implied)
Type: kund
Scene: A ritualized bathing scene: the couple stands at the kuṇḍa steps; the Brāhmaṇa recites mantras or the man himself recites, holding kusa and a water-vessel; both enter the water in a synchronized rite, with a small fire-altar or lamp nearby.
FAQs
Ritual acts gain dharmic force when performed with right method—here, tīrtha-snāna is explicitly linked with mantra and proper intent.
The bathing context continues the Vāsiṣṭha Kuṇḍa māhātmya introduced in the preceding verse.
Snāna performed mantrapuraskṛta—accompanied by mantra-recitation—together with the wife/partner in the prescribed context.