Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । कुलसंतारणं गच्छेत्तत्र तीर्थमनुत्तमम् । यत्र स्नातो नरः सम्यक्कुलं तारयतेऽखिलम्
pulastya uvāca | kulasaṃtāraṇaṃ gacchettatra tīrthamanuttamam | yatra snāto naraḥ samyakkulaṃ tārayate'khilam
புலஸ்த்யர் கூறினார்—‘குலசந்தாரணம்’ எனப்படும் அந்த ஒப்பற்ற தீர்த்தத்திற்குச் செல்ல வேண்டும்; அங்கே நீராடியவன் உண்மையாகவே தன் முழுக் குலத்தையும் கரை சேர்ப்பான்.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Kulasantāraṇa
Type: ghat
Listener: A king
Scene: Pulastya instructs the king about Kulasantāraṇa; a pilgrim bathes at a clear ford while subtle ancestral figures (pitṛs) appear above, receiving offerings; the landscape suggests Arbuda’s rocky hills and forested groves.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and holy bathing, when done rightly, are presented as acts that uplift not only the individual but the whole family line.
Kulasantāraṇa Tīrtha (a pilgrimage site within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa geography).
Go to Kulasantāraṇa Tīrtha and perform snāna (ritual bathing) there.