Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो देवि मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया । सप्त जन्मानि विप्रत्वं शूद्रस्यापि प्रजा यते
tatra snātvā naro devi mucyate brahmahatyayā | sapta janmāni vipratvaṃ śūdrasyāpi prajā yate
হে দেৱী, তাত স্নান কৰিলে মানুহ ব্ৰহ্মহত্যাৰ পাপৰ পৰা মুক্ত হয়। শূদ্ৰ জন্ম হলেও সাত জন্মলৈ ব্ৰাহ্মণ্যত্ব লাভ কৰে।
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced)
Tirtha: Śaṅkhodaka (at Śaṃkhāvartta)
Type: kund
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Devotees bathe in a conch-shaped sacred pool; the water glows; a symbolic dark stain (sin) dissolves from the bather; in the background, Viṣṇu’s presence is felt through conch and chakra emblems.
FAQs
Pilgrimage joined with sacred bathing is portrayed as a powerful purifier, restoring the soul toward dharma and higher spiritual eligibility.
The bathing merit is attributed to the Śaṃkhāvartta/Śaṅkhodaka tīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha is prescribed as a means of purification and expiation.