Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
न तस्याः स जराग्रस्तश्चित्ते वसति पार्थिवः । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे समागत्य वांछितं रमते नरः
na tasyāḥ sa jarāgrastaścitte vasati pārthivaḥ | tasmiṃstīrthe samāgatya vāṃchitaṃ ramate naraḥ
जरा-ग्रस्त तो राजा तिच्या चित्तात राहिला नाही. पण त्या तीर्थी येताच मनुष्याला इच्छित फलसिद्धीचा आनंद मिळतो.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A pilgrim arriving at a sacred ford/pond precinct, the atmosphere subtly shifting from worldly fatigue to renewed delight as the tīrtha ‘grants’ the sought object.
FAQs
The verse asserts tīrtha-prabhāva as granting desired outcomes, even amid worldly limitations like aging and rejection.
The unnamed ‘that tīrtha’ continues the chapter’s focus on the Rudraśīrṣa-tīrtha/kuṇḍa and its benefits.
Pilgrimage/arrival at the tīrtha (samāgamana) is the implied prescription to obtain the stated fruit (vāṃchita-phala).