Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
शक्रतीर्थमिति ख्यातं चतुर्थं बालमण्डनम् । तत्र स्नात्वा च पंचाहं शक्रेश्वरमवेक्ष्य च । आश्विनस्य सितेऽष्टम्यां सर्वेषां लभते फलम्
śakratīrthamiti khyātaṃ caturthaṃ bālamaṇḍanam | tatra snātvā ca paṃcāhaṃ śakreśvaramavekṣya ca | āśvinasya site'ṣṭamyāṃ sarveṣāṃ labhate phalam
चौथे ‘बालमण्डन’ तीर्थास ‘शक्रतीर्थ’ अशी ख्याती आहे. तेथे पाच दिवस स्नान करून व शक्रेश्वराचे दर्शन घेऊन, आश्विन महिन्याच्या शुक्ल अष्टमीस सर्व (पुण्य)फल प्राप्त होते.
Viśvāmitra (contextual)
Tirtha: Śakratīrtha (Bālamaṇḍana)
Type: ghat
Scene: A temple tank labeled Śakratīrtha where pilgrims bathe for five consecutive days; children are ceremonially adorned (bālamaṇḍana) while elders offer lamps; the Śakreśvara liṅga shrine stands nearby with Indra/Śakra iconography (vajra, elephants) subtly present.
FAQs
Pilgrimage disciplines (multi-day snāna) combined with Śiva-darśana, performed on an auspicious tithi, are portrayed as yielding comprehensive religious merit.
Śakratīrtha and its presiding Śiva, Śakreśvara, within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-list.
Bathing at Śakratīrtha for five days and taking darśana of Śakreśvara, especially on Āśvina bright aṣṭamī.