Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
स्नात्वा ब्रह्मरसोत्कृष्टे कुम्भेनैव प्रमुच्यते । वन्ध्या स्त्रीजननी या तु काकवन्ध्या मृतप्रजा
snātvā brahmarasotkṛṣṭe kumbhenaiva pramucyate | vandhyā strījananī yā tu kākavandhyā mṛtaprajā
Wer dort badet—an diesem durch die Essenz Brahmans erhabenen Ort—und sei es nur mit einem einzigen Wasserkrug, wird vollständig erlöst. Selbst eine unfruchtbare Frau oder eine, die nur tote Kinder gebiert—«unfruchtbar wie eine Krähe» oder deren Nachkommen sterben—wird von diesem Leid befreit.
Śiva (as narrator of tīrtha-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Brahma-rasa-ukṛṣṭa Revā-tīrtha (epithet-based; proper name not given)
Type: ghat
Scene: A woman and family at a riverbank; a priest/sage indicates the proper method—one kumbha of water poured in ritual bathing; the river is depicted luminous, suggesting ‘brahma-rasa’.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity can remove both sin and life-afflictions when approached with simple, sincere ritual.
Dhautapāpa Tīrtha associated with the Revā (Narmadā).
Snāna using a kumbha (water-pot), emphasizing simplicity rather than elaborate paraphernalia.