Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27
ते धन्यास्ते महात्मानस्तेषां जन्म सुजीवितम् । चन्द्रहास्ये तु ये स्नात्वा पश्यन्ति ग्रहणं नराः
te dhanyāste mahātmānasteṣāṃ janma sujīvitam | candrahāsye tu ye snātvā paśyanti grahaṇaṃ narāḥ
وہی لوگ دھنّ ہیں، وہی مہاتما ہیں؛ ان کی پیدائش حقیقتاً کامیاب ہے—جو چندرہاسیہ میں غسل کر کے پھر گرہن کا دیدار کرتے ہیں۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from section continuity)
Tirtha: Candrahāsya
Type: tirtha
Listener: A king
Scene: After bathing, pilgrims stand on the bank with folded hands, faces uplifted toward the eclipsed orb; the scene conveys fulfillment—simple figures, radiant aura, and a quiet sense of destiny completed.
FAQs
A life is considered fulfilled when sacred time (grahaṇa) is joined with sacred place (tīrtha) through purifying practice (snāna).
Candrahāsya-tīrtha.
Bathe at Candrahāsya and observe the eclipse (grahaṇa) as a sanctifying religious occasion.