Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
चन्द्रप्रभासे यो गत्वा स्नानं विधिवदाचरेत् । व्याधिना नाभिभूतः स्यात्क्षयरोगेण वा युतः
candraprabhāse yo gatvā snānaṃ vidhivadācaret | vyādhinā nābhibhūtaḥ syātkṣayarogeṇa vā yutaḥ
ผู้ใดไปยังจันทรประภาสะ แล้วอาบน้ำตามพิธีอันถูกต้อง ผู้นั้นย่อมไม่ถูกโรคภัยครอบงำ และไม่ประสบโรคกษัย (โรคซูบผอม)
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Candraprabhāsa
Type: tirtha
Listener: King (implied by adjacent vocatives in the passage cluster)
Scene: A luminous tīrtha pool/river bend named Candraprabhāsa, shimmering as if lit by moonlight even in daytime; pilgrims perform vidhivat snāna with folded hands; a subtle icon of Śiva nearby; the atmosphere suggests relief from illness and renewed vitality.
FAQs
Ritual purity and faith at a praised tīrtha are portrayed as bringing both spiritual and bodily protection.
Candraprabhāsa tīrtha.
Vidhivat snāna—bathing performed in the proper prescribed manner at the tīrtha.