Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
सशिखं वपनं पश्चात्कारयित्वा त्वरावितः । गतश्च तिष्ठते यत्र ब्रह्मघोषपरायणः
saśikhaṃ vapanaṃ paścātkārayitvā tvarāvitaḥ | gataśca tiṣṭhate yatra brahmaghoṣaparāyaṇaḥ
Daraufhin ließ er sich scheren, doch die Śikhā bewahrend, und eilte zu dem Ort, wo einer verweilte, der der vedischen Rezitation (brahmaghoṣa) hingegeben war.
Narrator (deduced: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-like purāṇic narrator in Māhātmya narrative)
Tirtha: Śaṃkhatīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Post-bath, the pilgrim undergoes shaving while preserving the śikhā, then hastens toward a hermitage where Vedic chanting resounds; the air seems filled with brahmaghoṣa.
FAQs
Purification is both inner and outward: one seeks bodily discipline and then guidance from those grounded in sacred recitation and dharma.
The prior action is tied to Śaṃkhatīrtha; here the focus shifts to seeking a brahmin/teacher for dharmic procedure.
Vapana (shaving/tonsure) while retaining the śikhā is described as part of the purificatory process.