Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
आढ्यो भवति सर्वत्र यः स्नातो रुक्मिणी ह्रदे । न लक्ष्म्या मुच्यते विप्रा नालक्ष्म्या व्रियते नरः
āḍhyo bhavati sarvatra yaḥ snāto rukmiṇī hrade | na lakṣmyā mucyate viprā nālakṣmyā vriyate naraḥ
Sesiapa yang mandi di Tasik Rukmiṇī akan menjadi makmur di mana-mana. Wahai para Brāhmaṇa, dia tidak pernah terpisah daripada Lakṣmī, dan malang tidak menimpa orang itu.
Narratorial voice (phalaśruti within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Rukmiṇī-hrada
Type: kund
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
Scene: Pilgrims at dawn bathe in a lotus-fringed lake sanctified by Rukmiṇī; a subtle presence of Lakṣmī’s śrī—golden light, overflowing pots, and auspicious symbols—surrounds the bather.
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Sacred bathing (snāna) at a praised tīrtha is presented as a conduit of Lakṣmī’s continuous grace.
Rukmiṇī-hrada (Rukmiṇī Lake) in the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Snāna (ritual bathing) in Rukmiṇī-hrada.