Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18
आत्मानं मन्यते शुद्धं न किंचित्कल्मषं कृतम् । तस्यैवोत्तरकाष्ठायां देवदेवो जगद्गुरुः
ātmānaṃ manyate śuddhaṃ na kiṃcitkalmaṣaṃ kṛtam | tasyaivottarakāṣṭhāyāṃ devadevo jagadguruḥ
Il se tient pour purifié, comme si aucun péché n’avait été commis. Et sur le côté nord de ce même tīrtha demeure le Dieu des dieux, le Maître du monde.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Uttara-kāṣṭhā of Cakatīrtha/Śūlabheda complex
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpottama
Scene: A pilgrim, freshly bathed, stands serene on the north bank, hands folded, gazing toward a subtle shrine-marker where Devadeva as Jagadguru is envisioned; the river behind glows softly, suggesting inner purification.
FAQs
Proper engagement with a tīrtha yields inner cleansing—pilgrimage is presented as a dharmic means of kalmaṣa-kṣaya (removal of moral taint).
The same Śūlabheda/Cakatīrtha sacred complex, now further mapped by its ‘northern side’ where Devadeva is said to abide.
No new rite is specified in this half-verse; it states the fruit (purification) associated with the tīrtha, complementing the prior snāna-vidhi.