Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
ये चाप्यन्ये दुरात्मानः कृतघ्ना निरपत्रपाः । ते सर्वे शंखतीर्थे स्मिञ्छुद्ध्यंति स्नानमात्रतः
ye cāpyanye durātmānaḥ kṛtaghnā nirapatrapāḥ | te sarve śaṃkhatīrthe smiñchuddhyaṃti snānamātrataḥ
Et d’autres encore, au cœur mauvais — ingrats et sans pudeur — tous sont purifiés là, à Śaṅkhatīrtha, par le seul bain.
Sūta
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A diverse group of penitents—some rough-looking, ashamed yet hopeful—bathe at Śaṅkhatīrtha; the water is depicted as luminous, washing away dark stains that dissolve into the sea; conch symbol appears on a banner or stone.
FAQs
The māhātmya emphasizes the extraordinary purificatory potency of the tīrtha, encouraging repentance and re-entry into dharmic life.
Śaṅkhatīrtha is explicitly named.
Snāna (bathing) as the key act—described as sufficient in itself.