Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
सिद्धकुंडे च यः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः । सर्वकल्मषनिर्मुक्तो भक्तियोग्यो भवेभवे
siddhakuṃḍe ca yaḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ | sarvakalmaṣanirmukto bhaktiyogyo bhavebhave
ပညာရှိသူသည် စိဒ္ဓကုဏ္ဍ (Siddhakuṇḍa) တွင် ရေချိုးကာ śrāddha ကို ပြုလုပ်လျှင် အညစ်အကြေးအားလုံးမှ လွတ်ကင်းပြီး ဘဝတိုင်း ဘဝတိုင်းတွင် ဘက္တိယောဂ (bhakti-yoga) အတွက် သင့်တော်သူ ဖြစ်လာ၏။
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Siddhakuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: At Siddhakuṇḍa, a discerning pilgrim completes snāna and performs śrāddha—offering piṇḍas and water—while a serene light signifies cleansing and a subtle vision of pitṛs receiving satisfaction; the devotee’s heart turns toward bhakti-yoga.
FAQs
Service to ancestors performed at a tīrtha purifies the practitioner and strengthens lifelong eligibility for bhakti.
Siddhakuṇḍa (closely linked with Siddhakūpa in this chapter’s māhātmya).
Snāna in Siddhakuṇḍa followed by śrāddha (ancestral offering rite).