Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 149
अन्यथासौ कृतो लाभः कृतो व्रजति तान् प्रति । संस्नाप्य तं ततो राजा स्वयं स्नात्वा विधानतः
anyathāsau kṛto lābhaḥ kṛto vrajati tān prati | saṃsnāpya taṃ tato rājā svayaṃ snātvā vidhānataḥ
Autrement, tout gain acquis devient vain et se retourne contre eux. C’est pourquoi le roi le fit d’abord baigner, selon la règle, puis le roi lui-même se baigna conformément au rite.
Skanda (deduced; narrative-ethical warning within māhātmya)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A king ensures the prescribed bathing of another (or the mounts/retinue) first, then performs his own snāna with ritual decorum; priests guide the sequence; the riverbank is orderly and solemn.
FAQs
Merit requires completion through correct dharma; negligence can invert spiritual gain into loss.
The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha setting where prescribed bathing rites are performed.
Bathing in the correct sequence and manner—snāna performed ‘according to vidhāna’.