Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
मम सख्या समादिष्टं नातिदूरे जलाशयः । तत्र श्वेतत्वमायाति सर्वं क्षिप्तं सितेतरम्
mama sakhyā samādiṣṭaṃ nātidūre jalāśayaḥ | tatra śvetatvamāyāti sarvaṃ kṣiptaṃ sitetaram
Elle dit : « Mon amie m’a indiqué un réservoir d’eau non loin d’ici. Tout ce qu’on y jette—fût-ce non blanc—y devient blanc (pur et éclatant). »
Daughter (reporting to her father)
Type: kund
Scene: A friend points to a nearby shining reservoir; a devotee holds stained cloth over luminous water that seems to turn everything bright.
FAQs
A tīrtha is portrayed as a transformer of impurity into purity—symbolizing the power of sacred places to uplift and cleanse.
A nearby jalāśaya (sacred reservoir) renowned for granting śvetatva—making what is impure become pure/bright.
Casting/placing defiled items (such as garments) for cleansing, and by implication bathing/ritual purification at the jalāśaya.