Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । रामतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्पुण्यमृषिनिषेवितम् । तत्र स्नातस्य मर्त्त्यस्य जायते पापसंक्षयः
pulastya uvāca | rāmatīrthaṃ tato gacchetpuṇyamṛṣiniṣevitam | tatra snātasya marttyasya jāyate pāpasaṃkṣayaḥ
Pulastya dit : Ensuite, qu’on se rende à Rāma-tīrtha, lieu saint fréquenté par les ṛṣi. Pour le mortel qui s’y baigne, advient la destruction des péchés.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Rāma-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim party arrives at a quiet tīrtha with steps to the water; sages sit nearby in meditation. The lead pilgrim performs snāna with folded hands, sunlight glinting on the water.
FAQs
Pilgrimage joined with ritual bathing at a sage-sanctified tīrtha is presented as a direct means for purification and moral renewal.
Rāma-tīrtha, introduced as a puṇya-kṣetra served by sages.
Snāna (bathing) at Rāma-tīrtha, described as producing pāpa-saṃkṣaya (destruction of sins).