Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69
एवं तत्र समुद्भूतं वह्नितीर्थं महाद्भुतम् । तत्र स्नातो नरः प्रातः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
evaṃ tatra samudbhūtaṃ vahnitīrthaṃ mahādbhutam | tatra snāto naraḥ prātaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
अशा रीतीने तेथे महाद्भुत वह्नितीर्थ प्रकट झाले. जो मनुष्य तेथे प्रातःस्नान करतो, तो सर्व पापांपासून मुक्त होतो.
Sūta (narrative voice)
Tirtha: Vahnitīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: The birth/manifestation of Vahnitīrtha is shown as flames transforming into a clear sacred pool; pilgrims bathe at sunrise, and dark stains (sins) dissolve into shimmering light on the water’s surface.
FAQs
Sacred geography is transformative: tīrtha-snāna performed rightly is portrayed as a powerful means of purification.
Vahnitīrtha, explicitly named and praised as “mahādbhutam” (wondrous).
Prātaḥ-snāna (morning bathing) at Vahnitīrtha for sarva-pāpa-vimocana (release from all sins).