Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 75
द्विसप्ततिर्वयं पापे स्नानार्थं पुष्करे गताः । कार्तिक्यां व्योममार्गेण मनोमारुतरंहसा
dvisaptatirvayaṃ pāpe snānārthaṃ puṣkare gatāḥ | kārtikyāṃ vyomamārgeṇa manomārutaraṃhasā
“Embora fôssemos pecadores, setenta e dois de nós fomos a Puṣkara para o banho sagrado. No mês de Kārttika, viajamos pelo caminho do céu, velozes como a mente e o vento.”
Narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya (contextual narrator; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Listener: The king’s circle / narrative audience (within episode)
Scene: Seventy-two pilgrims moving through the sky like a luminous procession toward Puṣkara lake; below, the desert town and the sacred sarovar glint under Kārttika moonlight.
FAQs
Even those burdened with sin seek purification through tīrtha-snānā, especially in the sanctifying month of Kārttika.
Puṣkara is highlighted as a destination for purifying sacred bathing.
Snāna (holy bathing) undertaken as a pilgrimage act, with emphasis on performing it in Kārttika.