Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
स स्नानमकरोत्तत्र श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा । स्नातमात्रस्य तस्याथ तस्मिन्नेव जलाशये
sa snānamakarottatra śraddhāpūtena cetasā | snātamātrasya tasyātha tasminneva jalāśaye
அங்கே அவர் பக்தியால் தூய்மையடைந்த உள்ளத்துடன் தீர்த்தஸ்நானம் செய்தார்; ஸ்நானம் முடிந்த உடனே, அதே நீர்த்தேக்கத்தில்…
Pulastya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Nirmalodaka
Type: kund
Scene: The king steps into the clear water, hands joined in saṅkalpa; ripples spread; attendants wait respectfully; the reservoir is calm and luminous, suggesting sanctity.
FAQs
Śraddhā (faith) is the purifier that makes external tīrtha-rites inwardly transformative.
The jalāśaya (reservoir) of Nirmalodaka at Arbuda, where the king bathes.
Snāna (ritual bathing) performed with śraddhā—an inner qualification emphasized by the text.