Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 96
जलेन तेन भगवान्पवित्रेण दयांबुधिः । नीरजस्तु भूमितलं क्षणाच्चक्रे कृपावशात्
jalena tena bhagavānpavitreṇa dayāṃbudhiḥ | nīrajastu bhūmitalaṃ kṣaṇāccakre kṛpāvaśāt
Par cette eau purificatrice, le Seigneur Bienheureux—océan de compassion—par pure miséricorde rendit aussitôt la surface de la terre exempte de toute souillure.
Agastya (narration continues)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Viṣṇu, compassionate and radiant, releases or applies sanctifying water; the earth-surface (bhūmi-tala) visibly brightens and becomes lotus-like pure in an instant.
FAQs
Purity is ultimately a gift of divine compassion; sacred waters symbolize the Lord’s power to cleanse sin and defilement.
The newly manifested sacred water-site in Ayodhyā that becomes renowned as a sin-destroying tīrtha.
Implicitly supports snāna (ritual bathing) through the emphasis on purifying water; explicit rites appear in later verses.