Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
बालमंडनके स्नात्वा शक्रेश्वरमथेक्षयेत् । यः पुमानाश्विने मासि प्राप्ते श्रवण पञ्चके । स पापैर्मुच्यते सर्वैराजन्ममरणाद्भुवि
bālamaṃḍanake snātvā śakreśvaramathekṣayet | yaḥ pumānāśvine māsi prāpte śravaṇa pañcake | sa pāpairmucyate sarvairājanmamaraṇādbhuvi
Sesudah mandi suci di Bālamaṇḍana, hendaklah seseorang menatap darśana Śakreśvara. Sesiapa yang berbuat demikian pada bulan Āśvina, ketika tibanya ‘Śravaṇa-pañcaka’, akan terlepas daripada segala dosa di bumi—dari lahir hingga mati.
Sūta (quoting Nārada)
Tirtha: Bālamaṇḍana; Śakreśvara (darśana)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim completes a river/pond bath at Bālamaṇḍana, wrings wet cloth, applies tilaka, then walks with folded hands toward a Śiva-liṅga shrine of Śakreśvara; autumnal Āśvina light, temple flags, and a small procession atmosphere.
FAQs
When undertaken at the right sacred time, tīrtha-bathing joined with Śiva-darśana is portrayed as a total life-long purification.
Bālamaṇḍana tīrtha and the Śakreśvara shrine associated with it.
Bathe at Bālamaṇḍana and take darśana of Śakreśvara, especially in Āśvina during the Śravaṇa-pañcaka period.