Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
अक्षिरोगस्तथा राजंश्चन्द्रहास्ये विनश्यति । चन्द्रहास्ये तु यो गत्वा ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । स्नानं समाचरेद्भक्त्या मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
akṣirogastathā rājaṃścandrahāsye vinaśyati | candrahāsye tu yo gatvā grahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ | snānaṃ samācaredbhaktyā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
Do mesmo modo, ó rei, a doença dos olhos é destruída em Candrahāsya. E quem for a Candrahāsya e, durante um eclipse da Lua ou do Sol, se banhar com devoção, é libertado de todos os pecados.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Candrahāsya
Type: tirtha
Listener: A king (rājan)
Scene: At Candrahāsya, devotees stand waist-deep in sacred water as the sun/moon is partially obscured; priests chant while offerings float; a healed-eyed devotee gazes upward with folded hands.
FAQs
Devotional bathing at a powerful tīrtha—especially at cosmically charged times like eclipses—is presented as a strong means of purification.
Candrahāsya tīrtha.
Perform snāna at Candrahāsya during lunar or solar eclipses (candra/sūrya-grahaṇa) with bhakti for sin-removal.