Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
ऋषय ऊचुः । अत्याश्चर्यमिदं सूत यत्त्वया परिकीर्तितम् । स्नानमात्रेण ते प्राप्ता लुब्धकास्तादृशं वपुः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | atyāścaryamidaṃ sūta yattvayā parikīrtitam | snānamātreṇa te prāptā lubdhakāstādṛśaṃ vapuḥ
เหล่าฤๅษีกล่าวว่า “โอ้ สุตะ น่าอัศจรรย์ยิ่งนักดังที่ท่านเล่า—เพียงสรงน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (สนานะ) เหล่านายพรานก็ได้รูปกายเช่นนั้น”
Ṛṣayaḥ (Sages)
Type: kund
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of ṛṣis, seated in a forest āśrama, address Sūta with raised hands in wonder; in the background, a shimmering tīrtha where hunters emerge radiant, their bodies transformed.
FAQs
Purāṇas validate tīrtha-glory through astonishment and inquiry, encouraging faith grounded in narrated tradition (śruti-smṛti style authority).
The same tīrtha of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Adhyāya 23, whose snāna produces dramatic purification and elevation.
Snāna-mātra (bathing alone) is highlighted as sufficient to yield the stated fruit.