Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 100
लीनं च पातकं यस्मात्स्नानमात्रेण नश्यति । त्वगस्थि शोणितं मांसं मेदःस्नायुस्तथैव च
līnaṃ ca pātakaṃ yasmātsnānamātreṇa naśyati | tvagasthi śoṇitaṃ māṃsaṃ medaḥsnāyustathaiva ca
Car là, même le péché profondément incrusté s’évanouit par le seul bain—celui qui s’attache à la peau, aux os, au sang, à la chair, à la graisse et aux nerfs.
Śiva (as narrator of the māhātmya) to the king (listener)
Tirtha: Liṅgeśvara/Luṅkeśvara (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: Rājā
Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a sacred ford/ghāṭ; the text’s anatomical list is visualized as dark impurities dissolving into luminous water, leaving the bather radiant and calm.
FAQs
Holy bathing at a consecrated tīrtha is portrayed as a powerful purifier, removing even deep-seated karmic taints.
Liṅgeśvara/Luṅkeśvara tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa context.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha.