Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
कंबुसरस्ततो गच्छेत्तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् । तर्पणे च कृते श्राद्धे ह्यग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
kaṃbusarastato gacchettīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam | tarpaṇe ca kṛte śrāddhe hyagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet
Затем пусть он отправится к Камбу-сарасу — тиртхе, уничтожающей грех. Совершив там тарпану и шраддху, он обретает плод жертвоприношения Агништома.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Kaṃbu-saras
Type: kund
Listener: Pilgrim audience (implicit)
Scene: A sacred lake with lotus blooms; a pilgrim performs tarpaṇa, pouring water through cupped hands with darbha; nearby, a simple śrāddha setup; the atmosphere suggests unseen Vedic fire-sacrifice merit arising from water-rites.
FAQs
Tīrtha-dharma can confer the same merit as major Vedic sacrifices when performed with proper rites.
Kaṃbu-saras, praised as a sin-destroying sacred lake.
Tarpaṇa and śrāddha performed at Kaṃbu-saras.