Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14
अघमर्षणं त्र्यृचं तोयं यथावेदमथापि वा । उपपापैर्न लिप्येत पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा
aghamarṣaṇaṃ tryṛcaṃ toyaṃ yathāvedamathāpi vā | upapāpairna lipyeta padmapatramivāmbhasā
سواء أُقيمت شعيرة أغهامرشَنا بثلاثة الأَرْتش وفق النهج الفيدي، أو أُديت على وجه أبسط بالماء، فإن المرء لا يتلطّخ بالذنوب الصغيرة، كما لا تبتلّ ورقة اللوتس بالماء.
Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa instructional tone within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Aghamarṣaṇa-prayoga)
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee performs Aghamarṣaṇa at the river: hands cupped with water, reciting three ṛcs; nearby a lotus leaf gleams, water beads rolling off, illustrating the simile of unstained purity.
FAQs
Regular purification through Aghamarṣaṇa keeps one spiritually unstained by minor faults, like water on a lotus leaf.
The setting is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape in the Revā Khaṇḍa, where river-oriented rites are emphasized.
Perform Aghamarṣaṇa with the three ṛk-verses using water, ideally as per Vedic procedure.