Skandapurana 5.279.20

5.279.20

20 pitṛkūpikātīrthe rāmalakṣmaṇasītānāṃ gamanam ,tatra śrāddhakaraṇena rāmādīnāṃ pratyakṣapi-tṛdarśanam, tato manasi rāmaṃ sītāṃ ca hantuṃ viśvāsaghātaṃ kartuṃ ca pravartamānasya lakṣmaṇasya viśvāsaghātadoṣanirāsārthaṃ bālamaṇḍanatīrthe gamanam , tattīrthasnānena tasya doṣanivṛttiḥ, tato rāmakṛtaṃ yāmyadiśi prayāṇam, bālamaṇḍanatīrthamāhātmya-varṇanam......... . 20 2

20. The journey of Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā to the Pitṛkūpikā sacred ford; by performing the funeral rites there, the direct appearance of their ancestors to Rāma and the others; then Lakṣmaṇa, whose mind became inclined to slay Rāma and Sītā and commit treason, going to the Bālamaṇḍana sacred ford in order to dispel the fault of treason; the removal of his fault by bathing in that sacred ford; then the journey south undertaken by Rāma; description of the māhātmya of the Bālamaṇḍana sacred ford. 20 2