Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 71
अत्र स्नानं विशेषेण श्राद्धपूर्वमतंद्रितः । यः कुर्यात्प्रयतो धीमांस्तस्य पुण्यमनुत्तमम्
atra snānaṃ viśeṣeṇa śrāddhapūrvamataṃdritaḥ | yaḥ kuryātprayato dhīmāṃstasya puṇyamanuttamam
येथे विशेषतः श्राद्धपूर्वक, निष्काळजीपणा न करता स्नान करावे। जो संयमी व विवेकी असे करतो, त्यास अनुपम पुण्य प्राप्त होते।
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Sarayū-snāna (Ayodhyā)
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at a Sarayū ghat at dawn: one person performs śrāddha offerings (til, water, piṇḍa-like oblations) before stepping into the river; priests guide; the atmosphere is solemn and careful.
FAQs
Ritual purity and right order—śrāddha followed by bathing—magnify the fruit of a pilgrimage act.
The context is Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā.
Perform śrāddha first, then bathe at the tīrtha attentively and with self-discipline.