Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
सिद्धकुंडे च यः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः । सर्वकल्मषनिर्मुक्तो भक्तियोग्यो भवेभवे
siddhakuṃḍe ca yaḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ | sarvakalmaṣanirmukto bhaktiyogyo bhavebhave
Quem, com discernimento, se banha em Siddhakuṇḍa e realiza o śrāddha, fica livre de toda impureza e torna-se apto ao yoga da devoção, vida após vida.
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).