Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 170
तीर्थस्नानैः सोपवासैर्व्रतैश्च पात्रे दानैर्होमजप्यैश्चयज्ञैः । भवार्चनैर्देवपूजाविशेषैरात्मा नित्यं शोधनीयो मलाक्तः
tīrthasnānaiḥ sopavāsairvrataiśca pātre dānairhomajapyaiścayajñaiḥ | bhavārcanairdevapūjāviśeṣairātmā nityaṃ śodhanīyo malāktaḥ
Par les bains aux tīrtha, par les jeûnes et les vœux, par les dons aux récipiendaires dignes, par le homa, le japa et les sacrifices, par l’adoration de Bhava (Śiva) et par des formes particulières de culte—ainsi l’âme, souillée d’impuretés, doit être purifiée jour après jour.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Tirtha: Generic tīrtha (not specified in verse)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A composite devotional tableau: pilgrims bathing at a river ford; a fasting devotee with simple meal set aside; charity given to a worthy brāhmaṇa; a small homa fire; a devotee counting japa beads; and central Śiva (Bhava) worship with bilva leaves and lamp—showing daily purification as a cycle.
FAQs
Regular purification is achieved through tīrtha-bathing, vows, charity, mantra, sacrifice, and devoted Śiva-worship.
Tīrthas in general are praised; no single location is specified in this verse.
Tīrtha snāna, fasting, vrata, dāna to worthy recipients, homa, japa, yajña, and Bhava/Śiva worship as means of purification.