Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
स्नानार्थं देवतानां च ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम् । तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
snānārthaṃ devatānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām | tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Aquel lugar sagrado está destinado al baño de los devas y de los rishis de alma purificada. Quien se baña allí y bebe de sus aguas queda liberado de todos los pecados.
Skanda (deduced from Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya narration style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene forest-tirtha where devas and rishis bathe; clear water, lotuses, ascetics with matted hair, subtle divine presence; a pilgrim drinks cupped water after bathing.
FAQs
Holy bathing and reverent use of tīrtha-water purify the practitioner and dissolve accumulated sin.
The Dharmavāpī tīrtha within the Dharmāraṇya context (as continued in the following verses).
Snāna (bathing) and pāna (drinking the sacred water) at the tīrtha.