Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
नारदीये सरःश्रेष्ठे स्नात्वा यो नारदेश्व रम् । पूजयेच्छ्रद्धया मर्त्यः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
nāradīye saraḥśreṣṭhe snātvā yo nāradeśva ram | pūjayecchraddhayā martyaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
ناردییہ کے بہترین سرور میں غسل کرکے جو فانی انسان عقیدت کے ساتھ نارَدیشور کی پوجا کرتا ہے، وہ تمام گناہوں سے رہائی پاتا ہے۔
Nārada
Tirtha: Nāradīya-saras
Type: kund
Scene: A devotee steps into a clear lotus-filled lake at dawn, then approaches a simple forest-shrine with a Śiva-liṅga labeled Nāradeśvara; offerings of bilva and water are made with folded hands, conveying immediate purification.
FAQs
Faithful worship of Śiva at a consecrated tīrtha, preceded by purifying snāna, is taught as a means of inner purification and release from sin.
Nāradīya-saras and the deity Nāradeśvara स्थापित/associated there.
Snāna in the lake followed by śraddhā-yukta pūjā of Nāradeśvara.