Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
तस्मिञ्जले स्नानपरो नरो यदि संध्यां विधायानु करोति तर्पणम् । श्राद्धं पितॄणां च ददाति दक्षिणां भवोद्भवं पश्यति मुच्यते भवात्
tasmiñjale snānaparo naro yadi saṃdhyāṃ vidhāyānu karoti tarpaṇam | śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca dadāti dakṣiṇāṃ bhavodbhavaṃ paśyati mucyate bhavāt
அந்த நீரில் பக்தியுடன் நீராடி, சந்த்யா விதியைச் செய்து பின்னர் தர்ப்பணம் செய்து; பித்ருக்களுக்கு ஸ்ராத்தம் செய்து உரிய தக்ஷிணை அளிப்பவன்—பவோத்பவனைத் தரிசித்து, உலகப் பிறவிச் சுழலிலிருந்து விடுபடுவான்.
Sārasvata (inferred)
Tirtha: Svarṇarekhā-jala tīrtha (Vastrāpatha-kṣetra)
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī
Scene: A pilgrim at dawn in golden river-water performs snāna; then stands in sandhyā posture facing the sun; offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands; a śrāddha scene with brāhmaṇas receiving dakṣiṇā; finally, the pilgrim beholds a Śiva-liṅga or Śiva as Bhavodbhava, with a serene aura suggesting liberation.
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes transformative when joined with daily dharma—sandhyā, ancestral offerings, and generosity—leading toward liberation.
The sacred waters associated with Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa).
Bathing in the tīrtha, performing sandhyā, offering tarpaṇa, conducting śrāddha for the Pitṛs, and giving dakṣiṇā.
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