Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 96
जलेन तेन भगवान्पवित्रेण दयांबुधिः । नीरजस्तु भूमितलं क्षणाच्चक्रे कृपावशात्
jalena tena bhagavānpavitreṇa dayāṃbudhiḥ | nīrajastu bhūmitalaṃ kṣaṇāccakre kṛpāvaśāt
Con aquella agua purificadora, el Bienaventurado Señor—océano de compasión—por pura misericordia dejó al instante la faz de la tierra libre de toda impureza.
Agastya (narration continues)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Viṣṇu, compassionate and radiant, releases or applies sanctifying water; the earth-surface (bhūmi-tala) visibly brightens and becomes lotus-like pure in an instant.
FAQs
Purity is ultimately a gift of divine compassion; sacred waters symbolize the Lord’s power to cleanse sin and defilement.
The newly manifested sacred water-site in Ayodhyā that becomes renowned as a sin-destroying tīrtha.
Implicitly supports snāna (ritual bathing) through the emphasis on purifying water; explicit rites appear in later verses.