Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
प्रातः स्नानं हरेत्पापमलक्ष्मीं ग्लानिमेव च । अशुचित्वं च दुःस्वप्नं तुष्टिं पुष्टिं प्रयच्छति
prātaḥ snānaṃ haretpāpamalakṣmīṃ glānimeva ca | aśucitvaṃ ca duḥsvapnaṃ tuṣṭiṃ puṣṭiṃ prayacchati
প্ৰাতঃস্নান পাপ, অলক্ষ্মী আৰু ক্লান্তি দূৰ কৰে। ই অশুচিতা আৰু দুঃস্বপ্ন নাশ কৰি তুষ্টি আৰু পুষ্টি প্ৰদান কৰে।
Deductive (contextual narrator within Brahmakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Dawn bath as a protective charm: a devotee emerges from water refreshed; dark shadow-forms of ‘pāpa’ and ‘alakṣmī’ recede; serene face indicating tuṣṭi, robust posture indicating puṣṭi.
FAQs
Purification is both spiritual and practical: it removes inauspiciousness and supports steadiness, clarity, and well-being.
No single site is named; the verse emphasizes the general efficacy of morning bathing.
Performing the morning bath as a daily dhārmic practice to remove impurity and inauspicious influences.