Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
तमूचुस्तारिताः सर्वे वयं पुत्र त्वयाऽधुना । तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावेण भविष्याश्च तथा दश
tamūcustāritāḥ sarve vayaṃ putra tvayā'dhunā | tīrthasyāsya prabhāveṇa bhaviṣyāśca tathā daśa
உய்வுபெற்ற அவர்கள் அனைவரும் அவனிடம் கூறினர்— “மகனே, இப்போது உன்னால் நாங்கள் அனைவரும் காக்கப்பட்டோம். இந்தத் தீர்த்தத்தின் மகிமையால் இதுபோல இன்னும் பத்து தலைமுறைகளும் (உய்வடையும்).”
Pitṛs (forefathers), reported by Pulastya
Tirtha: Nirmalodaka
Type: kund
Scene: Liberated ancestors in the sky address the king as ‘son’; their hands gesture blessing; the king stands with folded hands, tears of relief; the pond below anchors the miracle to place.
FAQs
A single dharmic act at a powerful tīrtha can uplift an entire lineage, showing the communal nature of merit.
The Arbuda tīrtha of pure waters (Nirmalodaka), later named for its lineage-saving power.
The verse emphasizes tīrtha-prabhāva as the cause; the underlying act is the king’s snāna performed there.