Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
निशामुखे त्रयोदश्यां योऽत्र स्नानं करिष्यति । भविष्यति स सर्वज्ञो यद्यपि स्यात्सुमन्दधीः
niśāmukhe trayodaśyāṃ yo'tra snānaṃ kariṣyati | bhaviṣyati sa sarvajño yadyapi syātsumandadhīḥ
Vào lúc chập tối, ngày trăng mười ba, ai tắm tại nơi này sẽ trở thành bậc toàn tri, dẫu trước đó trí hiểu rất đỗi ngu độn.
Narrator/Sarasvatī’s declared tīrtha-phala (contextually Sarasvatī’s assurance continues)
Tirtha: Piṇḍodaka-tīrtha
Type: ghat/kund
Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a small sacred waterbody on Arbuda at the onset of night on trayodaśī; moonlight reflects on ripples, lamps flicker on the bank, and Sarasvatī’s presence is felt as a serene radiance over the waters.
FAQs
Tīrtha-sevā combined with auspicious timing can elevate even limited human capacity into luminous understanding through divine blessing.
The Sarasvatī-associated tīrtha in the Arbuda region, famed through Piṇḍodaka and empowered for knowledge-bestowing snāna.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at this tīrtha on Trayodaśī, specifically at niśā-mukha (the onset of night).