Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
स च दृष्ट्वा जलं पातुं तत्रैव कृतनिश्चयः । मुखं हस्तौ च चरणौ क्षालयामास शुद्धये
sa ca dṛṣṭvā jalaṃ pātuṃ tatraiva kṛtaniścayaḥ | mukhaṃ hastau ca caraṇau kṣālayāmāsa śuddhaye
Als er das Wasser sah und entschlossen war, sogleich dort zu trinken, wusch er zur Reinigung Gesicht, Hände und Füße darin.
Sūta (narration)
Type: kund
Scene: Bhīma, standing in the pond, splashes water to wash face, hands, and feet; his expression shows determination mixed with desperation; the pond’s surface is disturbed, lotuses sway.
FAQs
Purity is not merely physical; even ‘washing’ can become an offense if it pollutes what is sacred.
The kuṇḍa treated as divine water reserved for worship and sanctified use.
The verse describes washing for śuddhi, but the narrative frames it as a misguided act when done inside the sacred pond.