Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 61
ब्राह्मणा जङ्गमं तीर्थं निर्जलं सार्वकामिकम् । येषां वाक्योदकेनैव शुध्यन्ति मलिनो जनाः
brāhmaṇā jaṅgamaṃ tīrthaṃ nirjalaṃ sārvakāmikam | yeṣāṃ vākyodakenaiva śudhyanti malino janāḥ
Los brāhmaṇas son un tīrtha viviente: sin agua, y aun así concede todos los fines deseados; por el “agua” de sus palabras, incluso los manchados quedan purificados.
Jagannātha (continuing speech in context)
Tirtha: Jāṅgama-tīrtha (Brāhmaṇa as moving tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene assembly where a Brāhmaṇa-ācārya speaks; his words are visualized as a clear stream washing away dark stains from listeners’ bodies and minds, while physical rivers recede into the background.
FAQs
True purity is not only from waters and places; the righteous speech and blessing of Brāhmaṇas functions as a living tīrtha.
The concept of tīrtha itself is expanded—Brāhmaṇas are praised as the supreme ‘moving tīrtha’ within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage theology.
Seek purification and guidance through the words/blessings of Brāhmaṇas (sat-saṅga, āśīrvāda), not merely external bathing.