Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
एवमुक्त्वा ततो वाणी विरराम महीपते । तत्रास्ति कुण्डमपरं पवित्रं जलपूरितम् । तत्र स्नातो नरः सद्यः कुलं तारयतेऽखिलम्
evamuktvā tato vāṇī virarāma mahīpate | tatrāsti kuṇḍamaparaṃ pavitraṃ jalapūritam | tatra snāto naraḥ sadyaḥ kulaṃ tārayate'khilam
असे बोलून, हे राजन्, ती वाणी शांत झाली। तेथे निर्मळ जलाने भरलेले आणखी एक पवित्र कुंड आहे; त्यात स्नान करणारा मनुष्य तत्क्षणी आपल्या संपूर्ण कुलाचा उद्धार करतो।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Unnamed ‘aparaṃ kuṇḍam’ (another sacred pool)
Type: kund
Listener: King (mahīpati) within the frame-story
Scene: A clear, water-filled kuṇḍa beside the hermitage; pilgrims descend steps, bathe, and offer water-libations; the atmosphere is pristine and sanctified.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snānā (ritual bathing in a holy place) is portrayed as purifying not only the individual but also benefiting ancestors and descendants.
A sacred kuṇḍa (pool) located at/near Gautamāśrama in the Arbuda Khaṇḍa narrative.
Snāna (bathing) in the holy kuṇḍa for immediate, far-reaching merit.