Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
ततो वै गच्छमानस्य तस्य मार्गे व्यवस्थिता । पुण्या नदी सुविख्याता मुरला सागरंगमा
tato vai gacchamānasya tasya mārge vyavasthitā | puṇyā nadī suvikhyātā muralā sāgaraṃgamā
پھر جب وہ اپنے راستے پر آگے بڑھا تو اس کے راستے میں ایک نہایت پُنیہ بخش اور مشہور دریا—مُرلا—آیا، جو سمندر کی طرف بہتا تھا۔
Sūta (by narrative flow)
Tirtha: Murala नदी
Type: river
Scene: A pilgrim-traveler on a dusty path suddenly beholds a broad, luminous river flowing toward the sea; the banks appear verdant and auspicious, suggesting a natural tirtha stop.
FAQs
Holy rivers are portrayed as living conduits of puṇya that sanctify the pilgrim’s journey and intention.
The Murala river, described as holy, renowned, and ocean-bound (sāgaraṃgamā).
No explicit rite is stated here, but the tirtha-context implies practices like snāna and devārcā commonly performed at such rivers.