Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
तथा यज्ञक्रियार्हश्च चंडालत्वविवर्जितः । नास्ति तत्पातकं यच्च तीर्थस्नानान्न नश्यति
tathā yajñakriyārhaśca caṃḍālatvavivarjitaḥ | nāsti tatpātakaṃ yacca tīrthasnānānna naśyati
তখন তুমি পুনরায় যজ্ঞকর্মের যোগ্য হবে এবং চাণ্ডালত্বের অবস্থা থেকে মুক্ত হবে। তীর্থে স্নান করলে যে পাপ নাশ হয় না—এমন কোনো পাপই নেই।
Viśvāmitra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard Sūta frame)
Scene: A penitent figure at a river-ford, guided by a sage, performing snāna; the water glows as if washing away dark stains, while ritual implements (kuśa, kamaṇḍalu) signify restored yajña-eligibility.
FAQs
Sacred bathing (tīrtha-snānā) is celebrated as a powerful purifier that restores dharmic fitness and removes sin.
The statement is universal—glorifying tīrthas broadly rather than one named location, within the chapter’s pilgrimage framework.
Tīrtha-snānā (bathing at holy fords) is prescribed as expiation, leading to regained eligibility for yajña and other rites.