Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
स्नानमात्रात्ततः सद्यो नष्टोन्मादोऽभवत्सुतः । स्वयं सस्नौ स नन्दोपि धनुष्कोटौ सभक्तिकम्
snānamātrāttataḥ sadyo naṣṭonmādo'bhavatsutaḥ | svayaṃ sasnau sa nandopi dhanuṣkoṭau sabhaktikam
Dengan mandi itu sahaja, kegilaan si anak pun lenyap serta-merta. Nanda juga mandi di Dhanuṣkoṭi dengan penuh bhakti dan kesungguhan hati.
Narrator
Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi
Type: ghat
Scene: At the sea’s edge, the son emerges from the water transformed—calm-eyed and composed; Nanda performs a second devotional bath; the shoreline glows with sanctity.
FAQs
The text celebrates tīrtha-śakti: sincere bathing at a sanctified place, accompanied by devotion, is shown to remove deep afflictions.
Dhanuṣkoṭi, explicitly named as the place where the curative bathing occurs.
Snāna at Dhanuṣkoṭi, ideally performed with bhakti (devotional disposition).