Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
हीनांगो वाधिकांगो वा व्याधिना ग्रस्त एव च । अत्र स्नानं करोत्याशु स भूयः स्यात्पुनर्नवः
hīnāṃgo vādhikāṃgo vā vyādhinā grasta eva ca | atra snānaṃ karotyāśu sa bhūyaḥ syātpunarnavaḥ
“Sama ada seseorang itu cacat anggota, atau berlebihan anggota, atau ditimpa penyakit—jika dia mandi di sini, segera dia menjadi baharu kembali, seakan dipulihkan sempurna.”
Unnamed (contextual narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya dialogue)
Tirtha: Śaṅkha-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims with visible ailments—maimed, extra-limbed, or sick—enter the sacred waters; upon emerging they appear whole and radiant, suggesting miraculous renewal at the ford.
FAQs
The tīrtha is portrayed as a locus of divine grace where bodily afflictions symbolize deeper impurities, and bathing signifies rapid restoration and renewal.
The same tīrtha under praise in Adhyāya 11 of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; it is celebrated for restorative power through bathing.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at this tīrtha is prescribed as the efficacious act, with emphasis on swift benefit.