Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
तस्य शुद्धिकृते देयं धटं ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः । धटे तु शुद्धिमापन्ने ततोऽसौ शुद्धतां व्रजेत्
tasya śuddhikṛte deyaṃ dhaṭaṃ brāhmaṇasattamāḥ | dhaṭe tu śuddhimāpanne tato'sau śuddhatāṃ vrajet
Para su purificación, oh excelentísimos brāhmaṇas, debe entregársele un dhaṭa. Cuando ese dhaṭa haya quedado purificado, entonces él mismo alcanzará la pureza.
Viśvāmitra (deduced from immediate narrative context in Adhyāya 204)
Listener: Brāhmaṇa-sattamāḥ addressed within the narration; primary addressee remains the king
Scene: A brāhmaṇa-ācārya instructs the donor to present a dhaṭa; the vessel/object is ritually washed, sanctified with mantras, and accepted; the donor stands purified afterward.
FAQs
Purification is supported by dāna (charitable giving), aligning personal renewal with sacred, prescribed acts.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it occurs within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya discourse of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
A purificatory gift called “dhaṭa” is prescribed to be given as part of śuddhi (ritual purification).