Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13
रजकेन यथा धौतं वस्त्रं भवति निर्मलम् । तथा तत्र वपुःस्नानं पुरुषस्य भवेच्छुचि
rajakena yathā dhautaṃ vastraṃ bhavati nirmalam | tathā tatra vapuḥsnānaṃ puruṣasya bhavecchuci
De même qu’un vêtement lavé par le blanchisseur devient sans tache, de même le bain du corps en ce lieu rend l’homme pur.
Skanda (deduced: Skanda Purāṇa narrative voice within Revā-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim at a bright riverbank steps into the clear Narmadā waters; on the shore a freshly washed white cloth dries in the sun, visually echoing the simile of laundering and purity.
FAQs
External ritual (snāna) symbolizes and triggers inner cleansing when performed at a sanctified place with faith.
Śukla-tīrtha (the ‘there’ referenced in this continuous Śukla-tīrtha praise).
Vapuḥ-snāna—ritual bathing of the body at the tīrtha.