Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
अभ्यसन्ब्रह्महत्याया मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । वृषलीगमनं चैव यश्च गुर्वङ्गनागमः
abhyasanbrahmahatyāyā mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | vṛṣalīgamanaṃ caiva yaśca gurvaṅganāgamaḥ
En s’y adonnant, on est délivré du péché de meurtre d’un brāhmaṇa—sans aucun doute. De même sont absoutes les fautes de s’unir à une femme de basse condition et d’approcher l’épouse de son maître.
Śiva (as narrator of tīrtha-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent pilgrim at the riverbank, hands folded, receiving instruction; the river glows as a symbol of purification; the sage’s gesture conveys certainty—‘no doubt’—about release from grave sins.
FAQs
Tīrtha-sevā with faith is presented as a powerful means of purification even from grievous transgressions.
Dhautapāpa Tīrtha on the banks of the Revā (Narmadā) in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Undertaking the tīrtha-related observance/practice (implied snāna and associated rite) that grants release from major sins.