Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
तथा ये मानवाः स्नानं करिष्यंति जले तव । ते यास्यंति परां सिद्धिं दुर्लभां देवा मानुषैः
tathā ye mānavāḥ snānaṃ kariṣyaṃti jale tava | te yāsyaṃti parāṃ siddhiṃ durlabhāṃ devā mānuṣaiḥ
அதேபோல் உன் நீரில் நீராடும் மனிதர்கள், தேவர்களுக்கும் மனிதர்களுக்கும் அரிதான பரமசித்தியை அடைவார்கள்।
Brahmā
Tirtha: Sarasvatī-snana tīrtha at Brahma-śilā
Type: ghat
Listener: Sarasvatī (and by extension future pilgrims)
Scene: Pilgrims bathe in luminous river waters near a sacred rock; above them, subtle divine radiance suggests ‘siddhi’ descending; sages bless the bathers.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snāna is portrayed as a direct means to rare, supreme spiritual attainment when done with faith and dharmic intent.
The Sarasvatī waters established at the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Citraśilā/Mahāhrada setting.
Bathing (snāna) in the sacred waters as a meritorious act leading to siddhi.