Skandapurana 3.1.53.56

3.1.53.56

52 atha viśeṣataḥ setuvaibhavavarṇanapuraḥsaraṃ dhanuṣkoṭitīrthasnānadānādimāhātmyavarṇanam , śrīrāmacandreṇa dhanuṣkoṭitīrthasya varapradānavṛttāntavarṇanam, dānaprasaṃgena pātra-vicāre prastūyamāne vasiṣṭhadilīpasaṃvāde satpātrapraśaṃsā, rāmasetau dhanuṣkoṭi-tīrthe snānādikarmasvardhodayādikālapraśaṃsāpūrvakaṃ pūjārghyavratādisatkarmapraśaṃsanam , setumāhātmyapaṭhanaśravaṇadānamāhātmyavarṇanama , setumāhātmyasyopasaṃhārapūrvakasamā-ptivarṇanam........... 98 2

52. Now, particularly introducing the description of the splendor of the Bridge, the glory of ablution, gifting, and other rites at the sacred ford Dhanuṣkoṭi is described; the account of the granting of boons to Dhanuṣkoṭi sacred ford by glorious Rāmacandra is related; as the examination of worthy recipients in the context of gifts is introduced, the praise of a worthy recipient in the dialogue between Vasiṣṭha and Dilīpa is related; the praise of pious deeds such as worship, water-offerings, and vows, accompanied by praise of times such as the Ardhodaya for ablution and other rites at the Dhanuṣkoṭi sacred ford on Rāma's Bridge; the glory of reciting, hearing, and giving the glory of the Bridge is described; the concluding conclusion of the glory of the Bridge is described. 98. 2