Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
ब्रह्महत्याविनिर्मुक्तः सौदासो यत्र पार्थिवः । स्त्रीहत्यया विनिर्मुक्तः सुषेणो वसुधाधिपः
brahmahatyāvinirmuktaḥ saudāso yatra pārthivaḥ | strīhatyayā vinirmuktaḥ suṣeṇo vasudhādhipaḥ
En ce lieu saint, le roi Saudāsa fut délivré du péché de meurtre d’un brāhmane ; et le roi Suṣeṇa, seigneur de la terre, fut pareillement affranchi du péché d’avoir tué une femme.
Narratorial voice (contextual; dialogue resumes with Sūta from v.14)
Tirtha: Bhrūṇa-gartā
Type: kund
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: At the edge of the sacred pit, two kings—Saudāsa and Suṣeṇa—stand humbled; ritual water and offerings signify the lifting of heavy sin, while sages witness the transformation.
FAQs
A true tīrtha, upheld by dharma, is proclaimed capable of dissolving even grave sins when approached with reverence and proper conduct.
A particular tīrtha within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the verse points to “that place” whose name is clarified by the surrounding narrative of the chapter.
No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it asserts the tīrtha’s power of purification, implying pilgrimage practices like snāna and devotion.