Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 51
ब्रह्महत्या च संजाता मृगरूपधरद्विजात् । मया युक्तोऽपि ते राजा मुक्तस्तीर्थप्रभावतः
brahmahatyā ca saṃjātā mṛgarūpadharadvijāt | mayā yukto'pi te rājā muktastīrthaprabhāvataḥ
„Die Sünde des Brahmanenmordes entstand durch einen Zweimalgeborenen, der die Gestalt eines Hirsches angenommen hatte. Doch euer König —obwohl mit mir verbunden— ist durch die Kraft dieses Tīrtha befreit worden.“
Kanyā (the maiden; likely personifying/connected with Brahmahatyā)
Tirtha: Somanātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (frame implied)
Scene: The maiden reveals a shocking backstory: brahmahatyā arising from a disguised twice-born; the king’s burden is shown lifting under the tīrtha’s radiance.
FAQs
Even grave karmic burdens can be lifted when one comes under the purifying force of a powerful tīrtha, aligning with dharma and divine grace.
A Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha near the saṅgama whose “tīrtha-prabhāva” is said to free one from brahmahatyā.
Implied pilgrimage/approach to the tīrtha for purification; specific acts (snāna, dāna, japa) are not stated in this verse.