Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
तत्र यः कार्तिके मासि पौर्णमास्यां समाहितः । स्नानं करोति दानं च तस्य लोकाः सनातनाः
tatra yaḥ kārtike māsi paurṇamāsyāṃ samāhitaḥ | snānaṃ karoti dānaṃ ca tasya lokāḥ sanātanāḥ
Sesiapa yang pada bulan Kārttika, pada hari purnama, dengan hati yang teguh, mandi di sana dan bersedekah—maka alam ganjarannya (pencapaian rohaninya) adalah kekal.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Tripuṣkara
Type: kund
Scene: Pilgrims at dawn on Kārttika Pūrṇimā bathe in Tripuṣkara; afterward they offer dāna to brāhmaṇas/ascetics under moonlit-silver sky transitioning to sunrise.
FAQs
Auspicious timing (Kārttika full moon) combined with tīrtha-bathing and charity yields enduring spiritual merit.
Tripuṣkara, where Kārttika Paurṇimā snāna and dāna are praised.
On Kārttika Paurṇimā, perform snāna (ritual bath) and dāna (charity) with mental concentration.