Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
अर्बुदं सा च संप्राप्ता नागतीर्थं विवेश ह । तस्मिञ्जले निमग्ना सा स्नातुमभ्याययौ पुरा
arbudaṃ sā ca saṃprāptā nāgatīrthaṃ viveśa ha | tasmiñjale nimagnā sā snātumabhyāyayau purā
وہ اربُدہ پہنچی اور ناگ تیرتھ میں داخل ہوئی۔ ایک بار اس نے اس پانی میں غوطہ لگایا اور مقدس اشنان کرنے کے لیے وہاں آئی۔
Pulastya
Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Rājā (king)
Scene: Gautamī reaches Arbuda’s Nāga-tīrtha and steps into the water; the pond glows, with subtle nāga symbolism in ripples or hood-like arches of foliage/stone.
FAQs
Approaching a tīrtha with faith and performing snāna is portrayed as a potent dharmic act linked to grace and transformation.
Nāga-tīrtha at Arbuda, specifically its sacred waters used for ritual immersion and bathing.
Snāna (ritual bathing/immersion) in the waters of Nāga-tīrtha.