Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
इत्येवं मृदमालिप्य स्नानं कुर्य्याद्यथाविधि । आपो अस्मानिति स्नात्वा शृणुध्वं यत्फलं लभेत्
ityevaṃ mṛdamālipya snānaṃ kuryyādyathāvidhi | āpo asmāniti snātvā śṛṇudhvaṃ yatphalaṃ labhet
So soll man, nachdem man sich mit heiliger Erde bestrichen hat, nach der Vorschrift das Bad vollziehen. Nachdem man unter dem Rezitieren „āpo asmān…“ gebadet hat, höret nun, welche Frucht (Verdienst) man erlangt.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Gomatī snāna (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims, bodies anointed with sacred clay, enter the river in an orderly manner; a priest leads Vedic recitation; the scene transitions toward a ‘phala’ proclamation.
FAQs
Ritual purity is completed through correct sequence—mṛttikā application, mantra, and lawful bathing—leading to promised spiritual results.
The bathing rite pertains to the Gomatī tīrtha in the Dvārakā region.
Smear sacred clay, bathe per rule, and recite the Vedic formula ‘āpo asmān…’ during the bath.