Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
ततः पितुर्मतेनैव गङ्गातीरं गता सती । अवगाह्य तटे द्वे तु गङ्गायाः स नराधिप
tataḥ piturmatenaiva gaṅgātīraṃ gatā satī | avagāhya taṭe dve tu gaṅgāyāḥ sa narādhipa
Daraufhin ging die tugendhafte Frau, einzig dem Rat ihres Vaters folgend, an das Ufer der Gaṅgā. Nachdem sie zur reinigenden Waschung in den Strom eingetaucht war, verweilte sie an den beiden Ufern der Gaṅgā, o König unter den Menschen.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-tīra (unspecified)
Type: ghat
Listener: narādhipa (king)
Scene: A virtuous queen arrives at the Gaṅgā bank with attendants; she steps into the river for avagāha (immersive bath), then stands prayerfully on the bank with wet garments, hands folded.
FAQs
Obedience to righteous counsel and purification through sacred river-bathing are presented as foundations for a dharmic pilgrimage.
The Gaṅgā-tīra (banks of the river Gaṅgā) as a purifying sacred landscape.
Avagāha (ritual immersion/bathing) in the Gaṅgā for purification.