Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
एवं तत्र समुद्भूतमग्नितीर्थमनुत्तमम् । यत्र स्नातो नरः प्रातर्मुच्यते दिनजादघात्
evaṃ tatra samudbhūtamagnitīrthamanuttamam | yatra snāto naraḥ prātarmucyate dinajādaghāt
Demikianlah di sana terbit Agnitīrtha yang tiada banding. Sesiapa yang mandi di situ pada waktu pagi akan terlepas daripada dosa yang terkumpul hari demi hari.
Sūta (context continued)
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: At dawn, a radiant tīrtha shimmering like embers; pilgrims step into the water as a subtle Agni-presence glows above the surface; the atmosphere suggests cleansing and renewal.
FAQs
Sacred bathing at a divinely manifested tīrtha, done at the prescribed time (morning), is celebrated as a purifier that neutralizes habitual daily faults.
Agnitīrtha—the sacred ford associated with Agni—explicitly praised as “anuttama” (unsurpassed).
Prātaḥ-snāna (morning bath) at Agnitīrtha for purification from day-to-day sins.