Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
कार्तिके बिंदुतीर्थे यो ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणः । स्नास्यत्यनुदिते भानौ भानुजात्तस्य भीः कुतः
kārtike biṃdutīrthe yo brahmacaryaparāyaṇaḥ | snāsyatyanudite bhānau bhānujāttasya bhīḥ kutaḥ
Sesiapa pada bulan Kārtika, teguh berpegang pada brahmacarya, lalu mandi di Bindu-tirtha sebelum matahari terbit—wahai putera Surya—bagaimana mungkin rasa takut masih tinggal padanya?
Skanda
Tirtha: Bindu-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: ‘Bhānuja’ (son of the Sun) addressed in the verse
Scene: Before sunrise in Kārtika, a celibate vow-observer steps into the cool waters of Bindu-tīrtha; the horizon is dark-blue with a faint saffron line, conveying fear dissolving into calm.
FAQs
Kārtika observance joined with self-restraint and sacred bathing yields inner fearlessness and spiritual protection.
Bindu-tīrtha in Kāśī, especially potent in the Kārtika month at pre-dawn.
Brahmacarya (restraint) and snāna at Bindu-tīrtha before sunrise during Kārtika.