Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
तत्रागत्य ततः स्नात्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः । गतः संति ष्ठते यत्र याज्ञवल्क्यकृतो रविः
tatrāgatya tataḥ snātvā śucirbhūtvā samāhitaḥ | gataḥ saṃti ṣṭhate yatra yājñavalkyakṛto raviḥ
அங்கே வந்து நீராடி, தூய்மையடைந்து, மனத்தை ஒருமுகப்படுத்தி, யாஜ்ஞவல்க்யர் நிறுவிய ரவி (சூரியன்) நிற்கும் இடத்திற்குச் சென்றான்.
Narrator
Tirtha: Yājñavalkya-kṛta Ravi at Camatkārapura
Type: ghat
Scene: At the tīrtha, the pilgrim bathes, dries, composes himself, and walks toward a radiant Sūrya image said to be established by sage Yājñavalkya.
FAQs
Outer purification (snāna) and inner steadiness (samādhāna) are paired as proper preparation for sacred visitation.
The shrine of Ravi (Sūrya) at Camatkārapura, reputedly established by Yājñavalkya.
Bathe, become ritually pure, steady the mind, and then approach the deity’s place for darśana.
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