Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
नृणां पापकृतां तीर्थे पापस्य शमनं भवेत् । यथोक्तं फलदं तीर्थं भवेच्छ्रद्धात्मनां नृणाम्
nṛṇāṃ pāpakṛtāṃ tīrthe pāpasya śamanaṃ bhavet | yathoktaṃ phaladaṃ tīrthaṃ bhavecchraddhātmanāṃ nṛṇām
Pour les hommes qui ont commis des fautes, un tīrtha devient le lieu où le péché s’apaise. Et le tīrtha accorde les fruits proclamés, surtout à ceux dont le cœur est rempli de foi.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-tīrtha (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A penitent pilgrim stands at the water’s edge with folded hands, eyes lowered in faith; the tīrtha appears luminous, suggesting sin’s pacification through sacred contact.
FAQs
Tīrthas heal moral impurity, but the promised fruits mature most fully when approached with śraddhā.
Tīrthas broadly; within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa arc, these teachings support the pre-eminence of Kāśī’s Avimukta-kṣetra.
Cultivating śraddhā while performing tīrtha-sevā (such as bathing and pilgrimage observances) so the stated results manifest.