Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
तथा ये मानवाः स्नानं करिष्यंति जले तव । ते यास्यंति परां सिद्धिं दुर्लभां देवा मानुषैः
tathā ye mānavāḥ snānaṃ kariṣyaṃti jale tava | te yāsyaṃti parāṃ siddhiṃ durlabhāṃ devā mānuṣaiḥ
“اسی طرح جو لوگ تمہارے پانی میں اشنان کریں گے، وہ اعلیٰ ترین سِدھی کو پائیں گے—جو دیوتاؤں اور انسانوں دونوں کے لیے بھی نہایت نایاب ہے۔”
Brahmā
Tirtha: Sarasvatī-snana tīrtha at Brahma-śilā
Type: ghat
Listener: Sarasvatī (and by extension future pilgrims)
Scene: Pilgrims bathe in luminous river waters near a sacred rock; above them, subtle divine radiance suggests ‘siddhi’ descending; sages bless the bathers.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snāna is portrayed as a direct means to rare, supreme spiritual attainment when done with faith and dharmic intent.
The Sarasvatī waters established at the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Citraśilā/Mahāhrada setting.
Bathing (snāna) in the sacred waters as a meritorious act leading to siddhi.