Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
ततः स ब्राह्मणो जातो द्वादशार्कसमप्रभः । तोषेण महता युक्तो दत्ताशीस्तस्य भूपतेः
tataḥ sa brāhmaṇo jāto dvādaśārkasamaprabhaḥ | toṣeṇa mahatā yukto dattāśīstasya bhūpateḥ
त्यानंतर तो ब्राह्मण बारा सूर्यांसारखा तेजस्वी झाला। महान् संतोषाने युक्त होऊन त्याने त्या राजाला आशीर्वाद दिला।
Sūta (deduced from continued narration)
Tirtha: Apsarasāṃ Kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: The cured brāhmaṇa stands before the king, his body glowing like ‘twelve suns’; he raises his hand in blessing while the king bows with reverence.
FAQs
Tīrtha-merit culminates in inner joy and visible transformation, and the purified devotee naturally becomes a source of blessings for society.
The result of the tīrtha-sequence in Adhyāya 133 (Candrakūpikā/Saubhāgyakūpī/Apsarasāṃ Kuṇḍa) is summarized through the brāhmaṇa’s transformed radiance.
No new prescription; it reports the phala (fruit) of prior snāna and worship—radiance and the giving of blessings.
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