Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
अथ तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सुराः सर्वे तथा द्विजाः । पुलस्त्यश्च शुभार्थाय स्नानार्थं प्रस्थितास्तदा । ब्रह्मणा सहिता हृष्टाः पुत्रदारसमन्विताः
atha tadvacanaṃ śrutvā surāḥ sarve tathā dvijāḥ | pulastyaśca śubhārthāya snānārthaṃ prasthitāstadā | brahmaṇā sahitā hṛṣṭāḥ putradārasamanvitāḥ
ତାପରେ ସେହି ଉପଦେଶ ଶୁଣି ସମସ୍ତ ଦେବତା ଓ ସମସ୍ତ ଦ୍ୱିଜ—ପୁଲସ୍ତ୍ୟ ସହ—ଶୁଭଲାଭ ପାଇଁ ସ୍ନାନାର୍ଥେ ସେତେବେଳେ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ। ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ସହିତ ସେମାନେ ହର୍ଷରେ, ପୁତ୍ର ଓ ପତ୍ନୀ ସହ ଗଲେ।
Sūta (continuing narration from v.36)
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭha-kuṇḍa (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: A grand procession to the sacred waters: gods in celestial vehicles and dvijas on foot converge; Pulastya leads a sage-group; Brahmā at the center; families with children and spouses follow, carrying offerings, all moving toward the kuṇḍa for auspicious bathing.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s auspicious power draws all orders—gods, sages, and householders—into a shared act of purification.
The bathing context points to Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara/Jyeṣṭha-kuṇḍa in this adhyāya.
Undertaking snāna as a deliberate pilgrimage act for śubha (auspicious merit).