Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 105
जात्यंधैरिह ते तुल्यास्तथा पंगुभिरेव च । समेत्यात्र च न स्नान्ति सरयूघर्घरसंगमे
jātyaṃdhairiha te tulyāstathā paṃgubhireva ca | sametyātra ca na snānti sarayūghargharasaṃgame
Aqui, tais pessoas são tidas como cegas de nascença e também como coxas—pois, mesmo tendo vindo, não se banham na confluência do Sarayū e do Ghargharā.
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa discourse style)
Tirtha: Sarayū–Ghargharā Saṅgama
Type: sangam
Listener: null
Scene: Pilgrims arrive at a river confluence; some hesitate on the bank while the saṅgama’s waters swirl; a narrator-figure condemns the neglect, likening it to blindness and lameness.
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Merely arriving at a holy place is not enough; one must actually perform the transformative act (snāna) to receive the tīrtha’s grace.
The Sarayū–Ghargharā Saṅgama (confluence) in the Ayodhyā sacred landscape.
Snāna at the Sarayū–Ghargharā confluence.