Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
अनुष्णाभिरफेनाभिरद्भिर्हृद्गाभिरत्वरः । ब्राह्मणो ब्राह्मतीर्थेन दृष्टिपूताभिराचमेत्
anuṣṇābhiraphenābhiradbhirhṛdgābhiratvaraḥ | brāhmaṇo brāhmatīrthena dṛṣṭipūtābhirācamet
ينبغي للبراهمن أن يؤدي الآتشامانا (ācamana) بلا تعجّل، بماء بارد غير حار، خالٍ من الزبد، يبلغ إلى الصدر، مستعملاً «برهما-تيرثا» (وضع اليد المقرر)، بماء طهّرته نظرةٌ متيقظة.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly as Skanda teaching Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (ācāra context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa sits on clean ground near a ghat, facing east/north, holding his right hand in brāhma-tīrtha position; he gazes steadily at a small vessel of cool, clear water, then performs ācamana slowly; the scene is quiet and disciplined.
FAQs
Ritual purity is not mechanical—mindfulness, proper method, and careful attention sanctify the act.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse is a procedural dharma teaching within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
Ācamana should be done slowly with cool, foamless water, using brāhma-tīrtha, after visually ensuring the water’s purity.