Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
महोदयं महानन्ददायकं च द्विजन्मनाम् । प्रतिग्रहप्रसक्तानां विषयासक्तचेतसाम् । तेषामपि ददेन्मुक्तिं तेन ख्यातं महोदयम्
mahodayaṃ mahānandadāyakaṃ ca dvijanmanām | pratigrahaprasaktānāṃ viṣayāsaktacetasām | teṣāmapi dadenmuktiṃ tena khyātaṃ mahodayam
Mahodaya menganugerahkan sukacita agung kepada golongan dwija. Bahkan bagi mereka yang terjerat dalam penerimaan pemberian dan fikirannya terpaut pada objek deria, ia tetap mengurniakan moksha; maka termasyhurlah ia sebagai “Mahodaya” — tempat kebangkitan yang besar.
Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Mahodaya
Type: tirtha
Listener: null
Scene: Mahodaya depicted as a radiant tīrtha where even burdened priests and householders—shown with heavy gift-bundles and distracted gazes—arrive, bathe, and emerge transformed: faces serene, hands in prayer; a luminous upward movement motif (udaya) suggests liberation.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as exceeding personal weakness: sincere approach to Mahodaya can transform attachment into liberation.
Mahodaya tīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Implicitly, undertaking Mahodaya’s tīrtha-practice (especially snāna and related rites) as a means toward purification and mokṣa.