Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
अथ प्रभाते मार्गेण गच्छन्ती शनकैः सती । अतीत्य दूरमध्वानं ददर्श विमलं सरः
atha prabhāte mārgeṇa gacchantī śanakaiḥ satī | atītya dūramadhvānaṃ dadarśa vimalaṃ saraḥ
ତାପରେ ପ୍ରଭାତେ ସେଇ ସତୀ ମାର୍ଗରେ ଧୀରେ ଧୀରେ ଚାଲି, ଦୀର୍ଘ ପଥ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରି ଏକ ନିର୍ମଳ ସରୋବର ଦେଖିଲେ।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in the given snippet)
Tirtha: Vimala-saras (as described)
Type: kund
Scene: At sunrise, the weary yet dignified woman sees a clear, gleaming lake ahead; the water reflects pale gold light, the road opens into a serene basin.
FAQs
In Purāṇic literature, the appearance of pure waters often signals providence—support arriving amid hardship.
A ‘vimala’ (pure) lake is mentioned, but it is not named as a specific tīrtha in this verse.
None explicitly; however, lakes in Purāṇas commonly imply snāna (ritual bathing) as a later narrative possibility.