Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
चतुर्द्दश्यां महाराज यस्तत्र कुरुते नरः । स्नानं तस्य भवेत्पुण्यं सर्वतीर्थसमुद्भवम्
caturddaśyāṃ mahārāja yastatra kurute naraḥ | snānaṃ tasya bhavetpuṇyaṃ sarvatīrthasamudbhavam
மகாராஜனே! சதுர்தசி நாளில் அங்கே நீராடும் மனிதனின் அந்த ஸ்நானப் புண்ணியம், எல்லாத் தீர்த்தங்களிலிருந்தும் உண்டாகும் புண்ணியத்திற்குச் சமமாகும்.
Pulastya (deduced from the ongoing discourse to a king)
Tirtha: Rudra-hrada
Type: kund
Listener: Mahārāja / Nṛpaśreṣṭha
Scene: Pilgrims gather at Rudra-hrada on caturdaśī—twilight lamps, disciplined bath, offerings on the bank; the lake glows as if containing all tīrthas’ essence.
FAQs
Time (tithi) and place (tīrtha) together intensify dharma: bathing with faith at the right sacred moment yields extraordinary merit.
Rudra-hrada, where bathing on caturdaśī is praised as supremely meritorious.
Perform snāna (ritual bathing) at Rudra-hrada specifically on the caturdaśī tithi.