Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्नृपश्रेष्ठ जंबूतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नातो नरः सम्यगिष्टं फलमवाप्नुयात् जंबूद्वीपसमुत्थानां तीर्थानां नृपसत्तम
pulastya uvāca | tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha jaṃbūtīrthamanuttamam | tatra snāto naraḥ samyagiṣṭaṃ phalamavāpnuyāt jaṃbūdvīpasamutthānāṃ tīrthānāṃ nṛpasattama
Pulastya berkata: “Kemudian, wahai raja yang terbaik, hendaklah engkau pergi ke Jambū Tīrtha yang tiada bandingan. Sesiapa yang mandi suci di sana dengan sempurna akan memperoleh buah yang dihajati—wahai pemerintah yang paling mulia—kerana tīrtha ini terbit daripada kesucian tempat-tempat suci di Jambūdvīpa.”
Pulastya
Tirtha: Jambū Tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: A king (nṛpaśreṣṭha)
Scene: Pulastya instructs a king on proceeding to Jambū Tīrtha; a serene waterbody with pilgrims bathing, with Arbuda’s rocky slopes in the background and sages as witnesses.
FAQs
Pilgrimage (yātrā) and tīrtha-snān, done correctly, are upheld as dharmic means to attain one’s righteous aims and spiritual merit.
Jambū Tīrtha, described as anuttama (unsurpassed).
Go to Jambū Tīrtha and perform proper snāna to obtain iṣṭa-phala (desired results).