Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
तस्मादत्र स्थितं यच्च तस्मिन्स्नानं करोम्यहम् । स एवं निश्चयं कृत्वा श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा
tasmādatra sthitaṃ yacca tasminsnānaṃ karomyaham | sa evaṃ niścayaṃ kṛtvā śraddhāpūtena cetasā
ஆகையால் இங்கே உள்ளதிலேயே நான் நீராடுவேன். இவ்வாறு உறுதி செய்து, பக்தியால் தூய்மையடைந்த உள்ளத்துடன் அவன் அதையே செய்தான்.
Viśvāmitra (embedded resolve reported by Sūta)
Tirtha: Tri-Puṣkara (Puṣkara-traya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Puṣkara forms a solemn resolve to bathe, hands joined, mind composed, approaching a luminous waterbody with ritual calm.
FAQs
Faithful resolve sanctifies action; dharma is fulfilled through śraddhā even when ideal conditions (distant pilgrimage) are unavailable.
The nearby, present Puṣkara waters—i.e., the local Puṣkara-traya tīrtha being established in the narrative.
Perform snāna in the locally available sacred water, undertaken with firm resolve and faith.