Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । य इच्छेच्छाश्वतं श्रेयो नात्र कार्या विचारणा
tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ tatra samācaret | ya icchecchāśvataṃ śreyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
म्हणून सर्व प्रयत्नांनी तेथे स्नान अवश्य करावे। ज्याला शाश्वत कल्याण हवे आहे, त्याने याबाबत कोणताही संशय वा विचार करू नये।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha (implied locus of ‘tatra’)
Type: kund
Listener: A king (rājendra/mahārāja addressed in adjacent verses)
Scene: Pilgrims approaching a sacred waterbody at dawn, performing ācamana and entering the tīrtha with folded hands; a subtle divine presence sanctifies the waters as the text urges ‘sarva-prayatnena’ snāna.
FAQs
When a tīrtha is praised by scripture, decisive practice—especially sacred bathing—becomes a clear path to lasting spiritual welfare.
Kṛṣṇatīrtha/Kṛṣṇahrada in the Arbuda region.
Perform snāna (ritual bathing) there ‘with all effort’ (sarva-prayatnena), as a recommended observance for śreyas.