Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 61
अत्र स्नातेन ते यक्ष कर्त्तव्यं पूजनं पुरः । त्वत्पूजनेन विधिवन्नृणां पापक्षयो भवेत्
atra snātena te yakṣa karttavyaṃ pūjanaṃ puraḥ | tvatpūjanena vidhivannṛṇāṃ pāpakṣayo bhavet
اے یَکش! یہاں غسل کرنے کے بعد تیرے سامنے پوجا کرنا چاہیے۔ درست رسم کے مطابق تیری پوجا کرنے سے لوگوں کے گناہ مٹ جاتے ہیں۔
Viśvāmitra (deduced from Adhyāya context; confirmed later in 66)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā tīrtha (Yakṣa-presided spot)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yakṣa (addressed)
Scene: A pilgrim, freshly bathed, approaches a Yakṣa shrine or icon at the tīrtha’s edge, offering flowers, incense, and water; the Yakṣa appears regal, protective, and benevolent; the river and ghāṭ remain in view.
FAQs
Tīrtha practice is complete when inner purification (snāna) is followed by reverent worship, leading to pāpa-kṣaya.
Ayodhyā’s tīrtha precinct where the Yakṣa is to be worshipped after bathing.
After bathing at the tīrtha, perform vidhivat pūjā to the Yakṣa (in his presence).