Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
तमूचुस्तारिताः सर्वे वयं पुत्र त्वयाऽधुना । तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावेण भविष्याश्च तथा दश
tamūcustāritāḥ sarve vayaṃ putra tvayā'dhunā | tīrthasyāsya prabhāveṇa bhaviṣyāśca tathā daśa
Mereka semua yang telah diselamatkan berkata kepadanya: “Wahai anak, kini kami telah ditebus olehmu. Dengan kuasa tīrtha ini, sepuluh keturunan lagi juga akan demikian.”
Pitṛs (forefathers), reported by Pulastya
Tirtha: Nirmalodaka
Type: kund
Scene: Liberated ancestors in the sky address the king as ‘son’; their hands gesture blessing; the king stands with folded hands, tears of relief; the pond below anchors the miracle to place.
FAQs
A single dharmic act at a powerful tīrtha can uplift an entire lineage, showing the communal nature of merit.
The Arbuda tīrtha of pure waters (Nirmalodaka), later named for its lineage-saving power.
The verse emphasizes tīrtha-prabhāva as the cause; the underlying act is the king’s snāna performed there.