Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
सापि कुम्भोदकैः स्नाता जीवत्पुत्रा प्रजावती । अपठस्तु नरोपोष्य ऋग्यजुःसामसम्भवाम्
sāpi kumbhodakaiḥ snātā jīvatputrā prajāvatī | apaṭhastu naropoṣya ṛgyajuḥsāmasambhavām
Elle aussi, après s’être baignée avec l’eau de la cruche, devient mère de fils vivants et comblée de descendance. Et même un homme sans étude, par le jeûne et la maîtrise de soi, et en recourant au rite issu du Ṛg, du Yajus et du Sāman—la prière védique—obtient du mérite.
Śiva (as narrator of tīrtha-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A woman after kumbha-snānā offers prayers with a cradle symbol nearby; an unlearned pilgrim sits respectfully as Vedic recitation is performed by a priest, indicating merit through participation and discipline.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s grace is inclusive: both householders seeking well-being and the unlearned seeking purification can benefit through simple discipline.
Dhautapāpa Tīrtha on the Revā (Narmadā).
Kumbha-snāna, along with upoṣa (fasting) and Vedic-based japa/recitation (implied).