Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
ते तु मां मुनयोत्रैव प्रमुच्याश्रमसन्निधौ । स्नानार्थं विविशुः सर्वे ह्रदेऽत्रैव सुशोभने
te tu māṃ munayotraiva pramucyāśramasannidhau | snānārthaṃ viviśuḥ sarve hrade'traiva suśobhane
Nhưng các vị hiền thánh ấy, để ta lại ngay đó gần tịnh thất, rồi tất cả cùng bước xuống hồ nước rực rỡ này để tắm gội thiêng liêng.
Unspecified first-person narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya
Type: kund
Scene: Sages, leaving the protagonist near the hermitage, enter a shining, beautiful lake together for ritual bathing; the āśrama sits close by amid trees and calm waters.
FAQs
Association with sages naturally leads to tīrtha-practices like snāna, emphasizing purification through sacred place and holy company.
A beautiful hrada (sacred lake/pond) beside an āśrama in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the proper name is likely provided in adjacent verses.
Snāna (ritual bathing) in the tīrtha-hrada is explicitly mentioned.