Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 12
अत्र स्नानेन विधिवत्पापात्मानोऽपि जंतवः । विमानं हंससंयुक्तमास्थाय रुचिरांबराः । निवसंति ब्रह्मलोके यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
atra snānena vidhivatpāpātmāno'pi jaṃtavaḥ | vimānaṃ haṃsasaṃyuktamāsthāya rucirāṃbarāḥ | nivasaṃti brahmaloke yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
अत्र विधिवत्स्नानेन पापात्मानोऽपि जन्तवः । हंससंयुक्तं विमानमारुह्य रुचिराम्बराः । ब्रह्मलोके निवसन्ति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् ॥
Brahmā
Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa (contextually implied)
Type: kund
Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a luminous pond within Ayodhyā’s sacred precinct; above, a radiant vimāna yoked with swans descends, receiving purified souls clad in shining garments, ascending toward Brahmā’s world.
FAQs
When performed vidhivat (with proper method), tīrtha-snāna is portrayed as radically transformative—even for the sinful.
The Ayodhyā kuṇḍa whose ritual bath grants ascent to Brahmaloka.
Vidhivat snāna—bathing according to prescribed rules—is explicitly stated.