Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
ततो वृद्धतया ये च विशेषाच्छ्वेतमूर्धजाः । ते सस्नुः श्रद्धया युक्तास्तरुणाश्चापि धर्मिणः
tato vṛddhatayā ye ca viśeṣācchvetamūrdhajāḥ | te sasnuḥ śraddhayā yuktāstaruṇāścāpi dharmiṇaḥ
Então, aqueles cujos cabelos já estavam brancos pela velhice, em especial, banharam-se ali com fé; e também os jovens justos, firmes no dharma, se banharam.
Unspecified narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya
Type: ghat
Scene: Elderly men with naturally white hair and righteous young men enter the water together, hands joined in añjali; the scene conveys intergenerational devotion and calm purity.
FAQs
Faith (śraddhā) and dharmic intent make tīrtha-bathing fruitful for all—elderly and young alike.
Śuklatīrtha, the bathing place described in this episode.
Snāna at the tīrtha, explicitly performed with śraddhā.