Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 81
भार्याया निश्चयं ज्ञात्वा स्नानं कर्तुं जगाम ह । अर्धोत्तरीयवस्त्रेण स्नानं कृत्वा तु भक्तितः
bhāryāyā niścayaṃ jñātvā snānaṃ kartuṃ jagāma ha | ardhottarīyavastreṇa snānaṃ kṛtvā tu bhaktitaḥ
স্ত্ৰীৰ দৃঢ় সিদ্ধান্ত জানি তেওঁ স্নান কৰিবলৈ গ’ল। অর্ধ-উত্তৰীয় বস্ত্ৰ পৰিধান কৰি তেওঁ ভক্তিভাৱে স্নান কৰিলে।
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Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: ghat
Scene: The Śabara walks to the riverbank and bathes with devotion, wearing a simple half upper-cloth; early morning light, calm water, and a sense of ritual purity.
FAQs
Devotion expresses itself through bodily and mental purity; even simple conduct becomes sacred when done with bhakti.
A specific site is not named in the verse; the Revā Khaṇḍa context broadly evokes the sanctity of bathing in the Revā-region.
Snāna (bathing) performed with devotion and simplicity of attire.
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