Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
यत्र मज्जनमात्रेण कृतघ्नोऽपि विमुच्यते । मातॄः पितॄन्गुरूंश्चापि ये न मन्यंति मोहिताः
yatra majjanamātreṇa kṛtaghno'pi vimucyate | mātṝḥ pitṝngurūṃścāpi ye na manyaṃti mohitāḥ
Là, par la seule immersion, même l’ingrat est délivré — ces égarés qui n’honorent ni leurs mères, ni leurs pères, ni leurs maîtres.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A remorseful pilgrim enters the water at a conch-associated tīrtha; behind him appear symbolic figures of mother, father, and guru, initially shadowed by neglect, then illuminated as the pilgrim emerges purified.
FAQs
Even deep moral stains like ingratitude are said to be purified through sincere contact with a powerful tīrtha, while still implying the dharmic ideal of honoring parents and teachers.
Śaṅkhatīrtha (implied by immediate context in Adhyāya 25).
Majjana—mere immersion/bathing in the tīrtha.