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
Even the foremost sages have declared that bathing should be done at the tīrthas. And “bathing” has been defined as washing the limbs—so why do you revile me?
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).