Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
। सूत उवाच । तस्यैव पश्चिमे भागे मृगतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । अस्ति पुण्यतमं ख्यातं समस्ते धरणीतले । तत्र ये मानवास्तीर्थे सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्विताः । चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्यां स्नानं कुर्वंतिभास्करे
| sūta uvāca | tasyaiva paścime bhāge mṛgatīrthamanuttamam | asti puṇyatamaṃ khyātaṃ samaste dharaṇītale | tatra ye mānavāstīrthe samyakchraddhāsamanvitāḥ | caitraśuklacaturdaśyāṃ snānaṃ kurvaṃtibhāskare
Sinabi ni Sūta: Sa kanlurang bahagi ng lupain ding iyon ay may isang tīrtha na walang kapantay na tinatawag na Mṛgatīrtha, bantog bilang pinakapunong-mapagpala sa buong daigdig. Yaong mga tao na may matatag na pananampalataya, kapag naligo roon sa ika-labing-apat na araw ng maliwanag na kalahati ng buwan ng Caitra, sa pagsikat ng Araw, ay nagkakamit ng dakilang kabutihang-dharma.
Sūta
Tirtha: Mṛgatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: At the edge of a clear tīrtha pool named Mṛgatīrtha, pilgrims with folded hands step into water as the sun rises; the western landscape is hinted; the atmosphere is fresh, golden, and auspicious, with a sense of ‘newly revealed’ sacred place.
FAQs
Faithful observance at a sanctified place—especially ritual bathing on an auspicious tithi—multiplies merit and supports dharmic life.
Mṛgatīrtha, described as an unsurpassed tīrtha located in the western part of the referenced region.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Mṛgatīrtha on Caitra śukla caturdaśī, performed with proper śraddhā, at sunrise/under the Sun.
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