Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
स्नानं प्रशस्तं विषुवे मन्वादिषु तथैव च । तथा कृतयुगाद्यायां माघस्य द्विजसत्तमाः
snānaṃ praśastaṃ viṣuve manvādiṣu tathaiva ca | tathā kṛtayugādyāyāṃ māghasya dvijasattamāḥ
स्नानं प्रशस्तं विषुवे मन्वादिषु तथैव च। तथा कृतयुगाद्यायां माघे च द्विजसत्तमाः॥
Brahmā (continuation of instruction on tīrtha-snana timing)
Tirtha: Ṛṣitīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Dvija-sattamāḥ (addressed)
Scene: Pilgrims bathing at dawn under a sky marked by equinox symbolism—balanced sun path, equal day-night; priests noting auspicious day on palm-leaf almanac; Māgha chill suggested by shawls and mist.
FAQs
Merit increases when sacred actions align with sacred time; tīrtha practice is strengthened by calendrical auspiciousness.
The teaching applies to bathing at Ṛṣitīrtha in the Dvārakā context, emphasizing the best times for snāna.
Snāna is recommended particularly on viṣuva (equinox), manvādi days, and during Māgha.