Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
मामु ह्रदे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा तं मुद्गलेश्वरम् । इह भुक्त्वाऽखिलान्कामानन्ते मुक्तिमवाप्स्यति । एतस्मात्कारणाद्राजन्मामुह्रदमिति स्मृतम्
māmu hrade naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā taṃ mudgaleśvaram | iha bhuktvā'khilānkāmānante muktimavāpsyati | etasmātkāraṇādrājanmāmuhradamiti smṛtam
Sesiapa yang mandi di tasik Māmu dan memandang Tuhan Mudgaleśvara itu, dalam hidup ini akan menikmati segala hasrat yang sah, dan pada akhirnya mencapai pembebasan. Atas sebab itu, wahai raja, ia dikenang sebagai “Māmuhrada” (tasik Māmu).
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Māmuhrada
Type: kund
Listener: Mahīpati (king)
Scene: Pilgrims descend stone steps into a clear mountain lake (Māmuhrada) for ritual bathing; nearby stands the Mudgaleśvara liṅga shrine where they offer bilva leaves and water, symbolizing bhukti-mukti.
FAQs
Tīrtha-bathing combined with Śiva-darśana grants both dharmic worldly fulfillment and final liberation—integrating bhoga and mokṣa within Purāṇic dharma.
Māmuhrada (Māmu lake) and the shrine/deity Mudgaleśvara.
Snāna at Māmuhrada and darśana (beholding/worship) of Mudgaleśvara.