Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
जगुर्गंधर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः । ततः स्कंदः प्रीतियुक्तः स्नात्वा सरसि शोभने
jagurgaṃdharvapatayo nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ | tataḥ skaṃdaḥ prītiyuktaḥ snātvā sarasi śobhane
Para penghulu Gandharva bernyanyi, dan rombongan Apsara menari. Lalu Skanda, penuh sukacita, mandi di tasik yang indah itu.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: शोभन-सरस् (स्कन्द-स्नान-सरः)
Type: kund
Scene: सरसः तटे दिव्य-मण्डपः; गन्धर्वाः वीणा-वादनं कुर्वन्ति, अप्सरसः नृत्यन्ति; स्कन्दः हर्षयुक्तः सरसि अवगाहते, जलकणाः प्रभामयाः।
FAQs
When sacred rites are completed, the tīrtha becomes a living field of joy—where devotion expresses itself as purity (snāna) and celebration.
The ‘beautiful lake’ established for Skanda in this adhyāya is highlighted as the bathing place.
Tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) in the sanctified lake.