Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35
दीक्षामन्त्रविहीनोऽपि मुच्यते चाब्दिकादघात् । ये पुनर्विधिवत्स्नान्ति मन्त्रैः पञ्चभिरेव च
dīkṣāmantravihīno'pi mucyate cābdikādaghāt | ye punarvidhivatsnānti mantraiḥ pañcabhireva ca
দীক্ষা আৰু মন্ত্ৰবিহীন হলেও সি বছৰৰ সঞ্চিত পাপৰ পৰা মুক্ত হয়। কিন্তু যিসকলে বিধিমতে পুনৰ স্নান কৰে, কেৱল পাঁচটি মন্ত্ৰসহ, তেওঁলোকে অধিক পূৰ্ণ ফল লাভ কৰে।
Deductively: Purāṇic narrator
Type: tirtha
Scene: Two groups at the same ford: one simple pilgrim without formal initiation bathing with folded hands; another group led by a priest recites five mantras in sequence while bathing, holding ritual vessels; both are shown receiving purifying radiance, the latter more structured and ceremonial.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s grace is accessible even to the uninitiated, while disciplined, rule-based practice with mantra yields heightened religious efficacy.
The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha under discussion, praised for granting release from yearly sin even without formal initiation.
Vidhivat-snānā (properly prescribed bathing) employing five mantras (pañca-mantra).