Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
तस्यां तत्तिष्ठते तत्र सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
tasyāṃ tattiṣṭhate tatra sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
Là, dans cette rivière, demeure une puissance sacrée qui anéantit tous les péchés.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (river/waters of the kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred river reach in Prabhāsa shimmering with an unseen purifying radiance; pilgrims stand at the bank with folded hands as the water itself is depicted as a sin-destroying presence.
FAQs
Contact with a sanctified tīrtha—especially its waters—symbolizes and effects purification, removing the burden of sin through dharmic approach.
The river Citrāpathā in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as a destroyer of all sins.
Implicitly, tīrtha-sevana such as snāna (ritual bathing) is suggested by the claim of sin-destruction, though not explicitly stated.