Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
एतद्वीक्ष्य नरो ह्यत्र स्नानं कुर्याज्जलाशये । श्रद्धया परया युक्तः स गच्छति परां गतिम्
etadvīkṣya naro hyatra snānaṃ kuryājjalāśaye | śraddhayā parayā yuktaḥ sa gacchati parāṃ gatim
اس کو دیکھ کر انسان کو یہاں اس تالاب میں اشنان کرنا چاہیے۔ جو اعلیٰ ترین شردھا کے ساتھ ہو، وہ برترین گتی کو پہنچتا ہے۔
Viśvāmitra
Tirtha: Puṣkara-jalāśaya
Type: ghat
Listener: the king; also generalized to ‘naraḥ’ (any pilgrim)
Scene: A devotee, having seen the wondrous lotus, steps into Puṣkara’s waters with folded hands and focused faith; the lake glows with sanctity, suggesting ascent toward a ‘higher state’.
FAQs
Tīrtha practice bears fruit when joined with śraddhā; sacred vision (darśana) and bathing (snāna) are means toward liberation-oriented merit.
Puṣkara’s lake/reservoir (jalāśaya) is the implied bathing place in this instruction.
Perform snāna in the jalāśaya after beholding the sacred manifestation, with supreme faith (parā śraddhā).