Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 5
यत्र तत्क्षीरसंप्राप्तिर्जाता परमदुर्लभा । क्षीरोदकमिति ख्यातं तत्स्थानं पापनाशनम् । उदकेनाभिव्यक्तं च उत्तमं च फलप्रदम्
yatra tatkṣīrasaṃprāptirjātā paramadurlabhā | kṣīrodakamiti khyātaṃ tatsthānaṃ pāpanāśanam | udakenābhivyaktaṃ ca uttamaṃ ca phalapradam
जिथे ती परमदुर्लभ ‘क्षीर-प्राप्ती’ झाली, ते स्थान ‘क्षीरोदक’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध झाले. ते पापनाशक आहे; त्या जलाने प्रकट होऊन उत्तम फल प्रदान करते.
Agastya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kṣīrodaka
Type: kund
Scene: A serene Ayodhyā tīrtha where the water appears milky-white, pilgrims cupping water in reverence; subtle divine radiance over the pond/ghāṭa, with Vaishnava symbols (śaṅkha-cakra) suggested in the environment.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity is remembered through divine events and becomes accessible through its waters for purification and blessings.
Kṣīrodaka tīrtha, named from the rare milk-manifestation event.
Implied use of the tīrtha-water (especially for snāna) as the means by which its fruit becomes manifest.