Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 74
वैशाखमासे ये स्नानं कुर्वंत्यत्र समाहिताः । न तेषां पुनरावृत्तिः कल्पकोटिशतैरपि
vaiśākhamāse ye snānaṃ kurvaṃtyatra samāhitāḥ | na teṣāṃ punarāvṛttiḥ kalpakoṭiśatairapi
Aqueles que, no mês de Vaiśākha, se banham aqui com a mente recolhida, não sofrem retorno (renascimento), mesmo ao longo de centenas de crores de kalpas.
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa–Ayodhyāmāhātmya context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā (Sarayū-snānīya tīrtha)
Type: ghat
Scene: Dawn in Vaiśākha: pilgrims with folded hands descend stone ghats into the Sarayū; sunlight glitters on water; a devotee bathes with closed eyes in meditation; distant temples and flags frame the horizon.
FAQs
Seasonal sacred bathing, done with mental focus, is portrayed as a powerful means toward freedom from rebirth.
The Ayodhyā tīrtha on the Sarayū described in this chapter (Sahasradhārā context).
Performing snāna here during the month of Vaiśākha with a concentrated (samāhita) mind.