Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35
तत्तीर्थस्य प्रभावेण निष्पापोभूत्क्षणेन च । प्रणम्य देवदेवेशमिंद्रोऽगादमरावतीम्
tattīrthasya prabhāveṇa niṣpāpobhūtkṣaṇena ca | praṇamya devadeveśamiṃdro'gādamarāvatīm
By the power of that sacred tīrtha, he became sinless in an instant. Then Indra, bowing to the Lord of the gods, departed for Amarāvatī.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Dharmatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja)
Scene: Indra, cleansed of sin by Dharmatīrtha, folds hands and bows to Devadeveśa (Śiva) in Kāśī, then departs skyward toward Amarāvatī.
FAQs
A tirtha’s sanctifying power, when approached with reverence to Śiva, can remove even grave impurity swiftly.
Dharmatīrtha in Kāśī, credited with immediate purification.
Praṇāma (reverential bowing) to Devadeveśa (Śiva) after receiving the tirtha’s benefit.