Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
अभ्यसन्ब्रह्महत्याया मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । वृषलीगमनं चैव यश्च गुर्वङ्गनागमः
abhyasanbrahmahatyāyā mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | vṛṣalīgamanaṃ caiva yaśca gurvaṅganāgamaḥ
وبالالتجاء إلى هذا العمل يُعتَق المرء من إثم قتل البراهمن—لا ريب في ذلك. وكذلك تُمحى خطيئة معاشرة امرأة وضيعة النسب، وخطيئة الاقتراب من زوجة المعلّم.
Śiva (as narrator of tīrtha-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent pilgrim at the riverbank, hands folded, receiving instruction; the river glows as a symbol of purification; the sage’s gesture conveys certainty—‘no doubt’—about release from grave sins.
FAQs
Tīrtha-sevā with faith is presented as a powerful means of purification even from grievous transgressions.
Dhautapāpa Tīrtha on the banks of the Revā (Narmadā) in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Undertaking the tīrtha-related observance/practice (implied snāna and associated rite) that grants release from major sins.