Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76
स संपदमवाप्नोति विपुलां द्विजपुंगवाः । शुद्ध्यर्थं स्नाति चेत्सेतौ तदा शुद्धिमवाप्नुयात्
sa saṃpadamavāpnoti vipulāṃ dvijapuṃgavāḥ | śuddhyarthaṃ snāti cetsetau tadā śuddhimavāpnuyāt
โอ้ทวิชผู้เป็นยอด! เขาย่อมได้สมบัติมากมาย แต่ถ้าอาบน้ำที่เสตุเพื่อความบริสุทธิ์แล้ว ก็ย่อมได้ความบริสุทธิ์โดยแท้
Unknown (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice; context not provided in snippet)
Tirtha: Setu
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijapuṅgavāḥ (foremost brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A priest instructs pilgrims at Setu: one offers a modest donation seeking prosperity; another performs simple snāna with prayer for purity; the sea and temple silhouette unify the scene.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s grace responds to the pilgrim’s aim: prosperity for prosperity-seeking, purity for purity-seeking.
Setu Tīrtha, where snāna is said to yield specific fruits according to one’s purpose.
Bathing at Setu with śuddhi-artha (the vow/intent of purification) to obtain purification.