Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
वाचिकं मानसं पापं कर्मजं यत्पुराकृतम् । तत्क्षालयति देवेशो दर्शनादेव पातकम्
vācikaṃ mānasaṃ pāpaṃ karmajaṃ yatpurākṛtam | tatkṣālayati deveśo darśanādeva pātakam
Les fautes commises par la parole, par l’esprit et par l’acte, même celles d’autrefois, le Seigneur des dieux les lave ; par Son seul darśana, la souillure du péché est purifiée.
Śiva (deduced from 'śaṅkaraḥ' speaking in this adhyāya-context)
Tirtha: Brahma-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahīpāla (king)
Scene: A pilgrim stands at the river steps, hands folded, beholding the presiding Lord; dark stains dissolve into light as the Narmadā glows—symbolizing cleansing of speech, mind, and deed.
FAQs
Darśana of the Lord—especially at a praised tīrtha—has the power to cleanse even long-standing sins of thought, word, and deed.
The surrounding passage points to Brahmatīrtha in the Revā-khaṇḍa (a Revā/Narmadā-region tīrtha).
No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the purifying efficacy of darśana itself.