Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा नन्दामुद्दिश्य भारत । ददाति दानं विप्रेभ्यः सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā nandāmuddiśya bhārata | dadāti dānaṃ viprebhyaḥ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
โอ้ภารตะ ผู้ใดสรงสนาน ณ ตีรถะนั้น แล้วตั้งใจอุทิศแด่พระนางนันทาเทวี และถวายทานแก่พราหมณ์ ผู้นั้นย่อมได้ผลบุญประหนึ่งประกอบอัศวเมธยัญ
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Nandā-hrada
Type: kund
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from the sacred lake, hands joined in saṅkalpa to Devī Nandā, then offers gifts to seated brāhmaṇas under riverbank trees; the atmosphere is solemn and luminous, suggesting Aśvamedha-level merit without the grand ritual apparatus.
FAQs
Simple tīrtha-practice—bathing and charity offered with devotion—can equal the merit of grand Vedic rites when done in a sanctified place.
Nandā-hrada tīrtha (the sacred lake associated with Goddess Nandā).
Snāna at the tīrtha, followed by dāna to brāhmaṇas, explicitly dedicated (uddiśya) to Nandā Devī.