Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
दृष्ट्वादृष्ट्वा जलस्थानं स्नानं चक्रे ततः परम् । स तदा श्रममापन्नो भ्रममाण इतस्ततः
dṛṣṭvādṛṣṭvā jalasthānaṃ snānaṃ cakre tataḥ param | sa tadā śramamāpanno bhramamāṇa itastataḥ
ଏକ ପରେ ଏକ ଜଳସ୍ଥାନ ଦେଖି ସେ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ସ୍ନାନ କଲା। ପରେ ଏଠିସେଠି ଭ୍ରମଣ କରି କରି ସେ ଶ୍ରମାକ୍ରାନ୍ତ ହେଲା।
Skanda (contextual attribution within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Puṣkara-kṣetra jalasthānas (subsidiary tīrthas)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A weary pilgrim moves from one pool to another, dripping from repeated baths, sun overhead, body tired yet face earnest; the landscape shows many small water-sites.
FAQs
Pilgrimage often involves exertion; perseverance in tīrtha-practice is portrayed as part of dharma.
Puṣkara’s sacred waters (jalam-sthānas) where ritual bathing is performed.
Tīrtha-snān (ritual bathing) is described as being performed repeatedly at various water-sites.
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