Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच । अत्र यः प्रातरुत्थाय स्नात्वा वै वेदविद्द्विजः । अग्निसूक्तं जपित्वा च वीक्षयिष्यति मां ततः
śrībrahmovāca | atra yaḥ prātarutthāya snātvā vai vedaviddvijaḥ | agnisūktaṃ japitvā ca vīkṣayiṣyati māṃ tataḥ
พระศรีพรหมตรัสว่า: “ณ ที่นี้ พราหมณ์ผู้รู้พระเวท เมื่อตื่นยามรุ่งอรุณ อาบน้ำชำระ แล้วสวดภาวนา ‘อัคนีสูคตะ’ ครั้นแล้วจักได้เฝ้าดูและรับทัศนะจากเรา”
Brahmā
Tirtha: Vahnitīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: At a serene dawn tīrtha, a Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa rises, bathes, and recites the Agni-sūkta; the subtle presence of Brahmā is envisioned as a luminous, four-faced form appearing through the sanctified atmosphere.
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Purity and mantra-japa at a sanctified place refine perception, granting higher spiritual ‘vision’ (darśana).
Vahnitīrtha, where bathing and Agni-sūkta recitation are praised.
Morning bath at the tīrtha and japa of the Agni-sūkta, especially by a Veda-knowing dvija.