Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 51
ब्रह्महत्या च संजाता मृगरूपधरद्विजात् । मया युक्तोऽपि ते राजा मुक्तस्तीर्थप्रभावतः
brahmahatyā ca saṃjātā mṛgarūpadharadvijāt | mayā yukto'pi te rājā muktastīrthaprabhāvataḥ
«Le péché du meurtre d’un brāhmaṇa naquit d’un deux-fois-né qui avait pris la forme d’un cerf. Pourtant, votre roi —bien qu’associé à moi— a été délivré par la puissance de ce tīrtha.»
Kanyā (the maiden; likely personifying/connected with Brahmahatyā)
Tirtha: Somanātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (frame implied)
Scene: The maiden reveals a shocking backstory: brahmahatyā arising from a disguised twice-born; the king’s burden is shown lifting under the tīrtha’s radiance.
FAQs
Even grave karmic burdens can be lifted when one comes under the purifying force of a powerful tīrtha, aligning with dharma and divine grace.
A Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha near the saṅgama whose “tīrtha-prabhāva” is said to free one from brahmahatyā.
Implied pilgrimage/approach to the tīrtha for purification; specific acts (snāna, dāna, japa) are not stated in this verse.