Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
तीर्थेषु कार्यं स्नानं चेत्युक्तं मुनिवरैरपि । अंगप्रक्षालनं स्नानमुक्तं मां निंदसे कुतः
tīrtheṣu kāryaṃ snānaṃ cetyuktaṃ munivarairapi | aṃgaprakṣālanaṃ snānamuktaṃ māṃ niṃdase kutaḥ
Selbst die erhabensten Weisen haben erklärt, dass man in den Tīrthas baden soll. Und „Baden“ ist als Waschen der Glieder bestimmt—warum also schmähtst du mich?
Bhīma (continuing his reply)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A speaker (Bhīma) gestures toward the water, citing sages; the mood is didactic—hands indicating limbs being washed, with tīrtha-bank in view.
FAQs
Right practice at tīrthas is grounded in śāstric definition—bathing is fundamentally bodily purification done with reverence.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse supports the general sanctity and purpose of tīrtha-bathing.
Snāna at tīrthas is prescribed, and snāna is identified as aṅga-prakṣālana (washing the body/limbs).