Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
न तिर्यक्त्वमवाप्नोति कृत्वाऽपि बहुपातकम् । तत्राश्चर्यमभूत्पूर्वं यत्तच्छृणु नराधिप
na tiryaktvamavāpnoti kṛtvā'pi bahupātakam | tatrāścaryamabhūtpūrvaṃ yattacchṛṇu narādhipa
Even after committing many grave sins, one does not attain an animal birth (after bathing there). An astonishing event once occurred there—listen to it, O king.
Pulastya (context continues from prior verse)
Tirtha: Mānuṣa Hrada
Type: kund
Listener: Narādhipa / king
Scene: Pulastya, solemn yet compassionate, tells the king that even great sinners avoid animal rebirth after bathing; the lake glows as if sanctified; a narrative ‘flashback’ panel hints at an upcoming miracle-story.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s grace can block spiritual downfall, even for those burdened by heavy sin, when approached rightly.
Mānuṣa Hrada, presented as preventing descent into animal birth.
Implied snāna at the tīrtha (stated in the preceding verse) as the cause of the stated merit.