Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78
यश्चात्र दिवसे प्राप्ते तीर्थेऽत्रैव भवोद्भवे । स्नानं कृत्वा रवेर्वार उदयं समुपस्थिते
yaścātra divase prāpte tīrthe'traiva bhavodbhave | snānaṃ kṛtvā ravervāra udayaṃ samupasthite
आणि तो दिवस आला असता, जो कोणी या भवोद्भव (शिवोत्पन्न) तीर्थात, रविवारी सूर्योदयाच्या वेळी येथे स्नान करील…
Śrī Bhagavān (Śiva)
Type: tirtha
Listener: dvija-uttama
Scene: Pilgrims gather at a tīrtha at the exact moment of sunrise on a Sunday; the water glows with the first rays, with a small shrine/linga nearby and priests preparing offerings.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes right place and right time—snāna at a Śiva-tīrtha at sunrise is portrayed as especially efficacious.
A Bhava-udbhava (Śiva-origin) tīrtha described in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 209.
Snāna at this tīrtha on Ravivāra (Sunday) specifically at sunrise (udaya-kāla).