Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
कन्योवाच । तत्र ह्यागम्यतां तावद्वस्त्रणयादाय यत्नतः । तोयाच्छुद्धिं प्रयास्यंति तदाऽगंतव्यमेव हि
kanyovāca | tatra hyāgamyatāṃ tāvadvastraṇayādāya yatnataḥ | toyācchuddhiṃ prayāsyaṃti tadā'gaṃtavyameva hi
कन्योवाच—तर्हि तत्रैव तावदागम्यतां वस्त्राण्यादाय यत्नतः। तोयात् शुद्धिं प्रयास्यन्ति; तद् द्रष्टुं गन्तव्यमेव हि।
Kanyā (the maiden)
Type: kund
Scene: The maiden decisively lifts the garments and leads the way toward the radiant reservoir; companions follow; the path is lined with trees and ghat steps ahead.
FAQs
Tīrtha-mahātmya invites direct practice: one should approach the sacred site and experience purification rather than merely debate it.
A particular jalāśaya (pond/lake) whose waters purify; the chapter’s wider context supplies its name and location.
Going to the tīrtha and washing/cleansing with its water (a practical act akin to ritual purification).
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