Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
धौतपापं तु तत्तेन नाम्ना लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तत्र स्थितो महादेवस्तुष्ट्यर्थं भृगुसत्तमे
dhautapāpaṃ tu tattena nāmnā lokeṣu viśrutam | tatra sthito mahādevastuṣṭyarthaṃ bhṛgusattame
Darum ist es in den Welten unter dem Namen „Dhauta-pāpa“ („Vom Sündenschmutz gereinigt“) berühmt. Dort weilt Mahādeva, zur Freude und Segnung des Besten der Bhṛgus, des Weisen Bhṛgu.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Dhauta-pāpa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dhauta-pāpa tīrtha with a visible Śiva-liṅga or Mahādeva’s subtle manifestation; Bhṛgu stands in reverence; the bull nearby; pilgrims witness the sanctity and the ‘renowned’ nature of the place.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s power is tied to divine presence—Śiva’s abiding sanctifies the place and makes it famed for purification.
Dhauta-pāpa tīrtha, celebrated for washing away sin and for Mahādeva’s presence.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse explains the tīrtha’s name and Śiva’s abiding there.