Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 190
तस्मात्त्वं जलमध्यस्थस्तं मंत्रं जप सादरम् । येन पापं क्षयं याति कृतमप्यन्यजन्मनि
tasmāttvaṃ jalamadhyasthastaṃ maṃtraṃ japa sādaram | yena pāpaṃ kṣayaṃ yāti kṛtamapyanyajanmani
অতএব তুমি জলের মধ্যে অবস্থান করে ভক্তিভরে সেই মন্ত্র জপ করো; তাতে অন্য জন্মে কৃত পাপও ক্ষয়প্রাপ্ত হয়।
Suvrata
Type: kund
Scene: A devotee waist-deep in a river/kunda at dawn, hands in añjali, lips moving in japa; ripples radiate outward; faint silhouettes of past-life burdens dissolve into the water’s light.
FAQs
Tīrtha-associated practice—water-abiding austerity joined with mantra—reaches deep karmic layers, even across births.
A sacred water-body (jalāśaya) within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha context; the verse highlights the sanctity of worship performed in/near holy waters.
Remain in the water (jala-madhya) and perform respectful japa of the Śaiva mantra for purification.