Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
स्नाति चेद्धनुषः कोटौ तस्मिन्नासौ निपात्यते । विद्यंते यानि चान्यानि नरकाणि परत्र वै
snāti ceddhanuṣaḥ koṭau tasminnāsau nipātyate | vidyaṃte yāni cānyāni narakāṇi paratra vai
اگر کوئی دھنشکوٹی میں اشنان کرے تو وہ وہاں اس پستی میں نہیں گرایا جاتا؛ اور آخرت میں جو جو دوسرے نرک موجود ہیں—
Skanda (deduced for Setukhaṇḍa narrations of tīrtha-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A sweeping cosmic map-like vision: multiple hell-realms depicted as dark circles below, while above them Dhanuṣkoṭi’s bright shoreline and sacred waters form a protective arc; a pilgrim stands at the threshold, stepping from darkness into light.
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Tīrtha-snāna at Dhanuṣkoṭi is proclaimed as a powerful purifier that prevents descent into post-mortem torments.
Dhanuṣkoṭi in the Setu sacred region.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Dhanuṣkoṭi.
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