Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
स्नानमात्राज्जटा तीर्थे बुद्धिशुद्धिर्भवेद्ध्रुवम् । स पितुर्वचनात्सद्यो भृगुर्वै वरुणात्मजः
snānamātrājjaṭā tīrthe buddhiśuddhirbhaveddhruvam | sa piturvacanātsadyo bhṛgurvai varuṇātmajaḥ
เพียงอาบน้ำชำระที่ชฏาตีรถะ ความบริสุทธิ์แห่งปัญญาย่อมบังเกิดแน่นอน ดังนั้นภฤคุ ผู้เป็นโอรสแห่งพระวรุณะ จึงรีบไปตามพระดำรัสบิดา
Varuṇa
Tirtha: Jaṭā-tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Bhṛgu
Scene: Bhṛgu, identified as Varuṇa’s son, promptly obeys his father’s command and proceeds toward Jaṭā-tīrtha; the verse highlights the vow-like immediacy and the promise of buddhi-śuddhi through bathing.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snāna is presented as a direct means to refine discernment (buddhi-śuddhi), supporting dharmic clarity.
Jaṭā-tīrtha, situated in the Setu/Gandhamādana sacred landscape.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Jaṭā-tīrtha, said to surely purify the intellect.