Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
इतिहासपुराणानि वेदांतानि बहूनि च । संचिंत्य तात सर्वाणि देहि शुद्धिं ममापि ताम् । मम मातुः करिष्यामि नो चेत्प्राणपरिक्षयम्
itihāsapurāṇāni vedāṃtāni bahūni ca | saṃciṃtya tāta sarvāṇi dehi śuddhiṃ mamāpi tām | mama mātuḥ kariṣyāmi no cetprāṇaparikṣayam
„Indem du über alle Itihāsas und Purāṇas sowie über viele Vedānta-Lehren nachdenkst, o Verehrter, gewähre auch mir diese Reinigung. Ich werde sie für meine Mutter sichern; andernfalls werde ich mein Leben aufgeben.“
Śatānanda
Listener: tāta / revered elder (contextually Gautama)
Scene: A supplicant addresses a revered elder: holding or gesturing toward palm-leaf manuscripts (Itihāsa, Purāṇa, Vedānta), he begs for purification for himself and his mother, eyes wet, posture humble yet resolute.
FAQs
It shows dharma-seeking through scripture and unwavering resolve—purification is pursued with both textual authority and personal sacrifice.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse.
None explicitly; the verse is a petition for śuddhi grounded in scriptural reflection.