Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14
जगाम सुमहानादस्तपश्चक्रे सुदुष्करम् । तस्य वै तप्यमानस्य रक्षोवधकृतं तमः
jagāma sumahānādastapaścakre suduṣkaram | tasya vai tapyamānasya rakṣovadhakṛtaṃ tamaḥ
Dans un fracas immense, il s’avança et accomplit un tapas d’une extrême rigueur. Tandis qu’il s’adonnait à l’austérité, l’obscurité née du meurtre des Rākṣasas commença à se dissiper.
Narrator
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) south-bank tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: On the riverbank, Hanumān sits in fierce austerity—still as a mountain—while a shadowy ‘tamas’ cloud behind him thins and dissolves into light; the river flows steadily beside.
FAQs
Even when actions are dharmic, purification may be completed through tapas, presented as a means to dissolve lingering ‘tamas’ (taint).
The setting continues at the Revā/Narmadā bank tīrtha where Hanumān undertakes austerity.
Tapas (austerity) as a purificatory practice, complementing tīrtha-snāna.