Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78
आपोहिष्ठेति तिसृभिर्मार्जनं तु ततश्चरेत् । भूमौ शिरसि चाकाश आकाशे भुवि मस्तके
āpohiṣṭheti tisṛbhirmārjanaṃ tu tataścaret | bhūmau śirasi cākāśa ākāśe bhuvi mastake
Luego debe practicarse el mārjana, la aspersión purificadora, con las tres estrofas que comienzan con «Āpo hi ṣṭhā…». (Se realiza según la disposición tradicional de ‘tierra’ y ‘cielo’ en sus lugares correspondientes.)
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa ritual instruction)
Tirtha: Mārjana with ‘Āpo hi ṣṭhā’
Type: ghat
Scene: Close-up ritual moment: hands sprinkling water while lips recite ‘Āpo hi ṣṭhā’; subtle iconography of bhū and ākāśa as bands of earth-tone and sky-tone around the figure.
FAQs
Purification is reinforced through Vedic mantra and embodied ritual gestures within sandhyā practice.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse teaches a standard purification rite using water-mantras.
Perform mārjana using the three ‘Āpo hi ṣṭhā…’ verses, following the prescribed placements/gestures.