Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
नारदीये सरःश्रेष्ठे स्नात्वा यो नारदेश्व रम् । पूजयेच्छ्रद्धया मर्त्यः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
nāradīye saraḥśreṣṭhe snātvā yo nāradeśva ram | pūjayecchraddhayā martyaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
ผู้ใดอาบน้ำชำระในสระนารทียะอันประเสริฐ แล้วบูชานารเทศวรด้วยศรัทธา แม้เป็นปุถุชนก็ย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวง
Nārada
Tirtha: Nāradīya-saras
Type: kund
Scene: A devotee steps into a clear lotus-filled lake at dawn, then approaches a simple forest-shrine with a Śiva-liṅga labeled Nāradeśvara; offerings of bilva and water are made with folded hands, conveying immediate purification.
FAQs
Faithful worship of Śiva at a consecrated tīrtha, preceded by purifying snāna, is taught as a means of inner purification and release from sin.
Nāradīya-saras and the deity Nāradeśvara स्थापित/associated there.
Snāna in the lake followed by śraddhā-yukta pūjā of Nāradeśvara.