Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 86
ततस्तैर्दर्शितं तोयं समीपे यन्महीपतेः । सोऽपि पीत्वाऽवगाह्याथ वितृष्णः समपद्यत
tatastairdarśitaṃ toyaṃ samīpe yanmahīpateḥ | so'pi pītvā'vagāhyātha vitṛṣṇaḥ samapadyata
پھر انہوں نے بادشاہ کو قریب ہی وہ پانی دکھا دیا۔ بادشاہ نے بھی اسے پی کر اور اس میں اشنان کر کے پیاس سے نجات پائی۔
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; not explicit in snippet)
Type: kund
Scene: Locals point out the nearby water; the king drinks, then immerses. After bathing, his posture relaxes—thirst and distress vanish, suggesting the water’s sanctity.
FAQs
Tīrtha-water is portrayed as both physically restorative and spiritually purifying when approached with reverence.
A nearby water-body/spring is praised implicitly; the verse does not name it.
Drinking tīrtha-water and performing avagāha (ritual immersion/bath).