Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
ततः प्रभृति विख्यातमश्वतीर्थं धरातले । गंगातीरे शुभे पुण्ये कान्यकुब्जसमीपगम् । यस्मिन्स्नाने कृते मर्त्यो वाजिमेधफलं लभेत्
tataḥ prabhṛti vikhyātamaśvatīrthaṃ dharātale | gaṃgātīre śubhe puṇye kānyakubjasamīpagam | yasminsnāne kṛte martyo vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet
Sejak saat itu, Aśvatīrtha menjadi masyhur di bumi—di tebing Gaṅgā yang suci lagi membawa berkat, dekat Kānyakubja. Sesiapa yang mandi di sana memperoleh buah pahala yajña Aśvamedha.
Sūta
Tirtha: Aśvatīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim bathes at a Gaṅgā ghat marked as Aśvatīrtha; in the background, the memory of the miracle (white horses) is hinted like a translucent vision; the atmosphere is auspicious and sanctifying.
FAQs
Sacred geography is salvific: sincere snāna at a sanctified tīrtha can confer merits likened to great Vedic sacrifices.
Aśvatīrtha, located on the Gaṅgā near Kānyakubja.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Aśvatīrtha, with the stated phala of attaining Aśvamedha-like merit.