Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83
अन्येऽपि व्यंगतां प्राप्ताः संयोगेऽत्र तव स्थिते । स्नात्वा मां पूजयिष्यंति मुक्तिं यास्यंति ते द्विज
anye'pi vyaṃgatāṃ prāptāḥ saṃyoge'tra tava sthite | snātvā māṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti muktiṃ yāsyaṃti te dvija
Ó brāhmaṇa, outros também que caíram em aflição, quando esta conjunção auspiciosa estiver aqui por tua presença, banhar-se-ão e Me adorarão — e alcançarão a libertação.
Sūrya (Divākara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṃkha (addressed as dvija)
Scene: A stream of afflicted pilgrims approaches the sacred water during the auspicious conjunction; they bathe, then offer arghya and flowers to Sūrya’s image, with a serene aura of liberation.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes a channel of both healing and mokṣa when approached with faith, bathing, and worship.
Śaṃkhatīrtha/Śaṃkhāditya within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
Snāna at the tīrtha followed by pūjā of Sūrya (Divākara).