Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
प्रातः स्नानं हरेत्पापमलक्ष्मीं ग्लानिमेव च । अशुचित्वं च दुःस्वप्नं तुष्टिं पुष्टिं प्रयच्छति
prātaḥ snānaṃ haretpāpamalakṣmīṃ glānimeva ca | aśucitvaṃ ca duḥsvapnaṃ tuṣṭiṃ puṣṭiṃ prayacchati
પ્રાતઃસ્નાન પાપ, દુર્ભાગ્ય (મલક્ષ્મી) અને થાક દૂર કરે છે. તે અશુચિતા અને દુઃસ્વપ્ન હટાવી તૃપ્તિ તથા પુષ્ટિ આપે છે.
Deductive (contextual narrator within Brahmakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Dawn bath as a protective charm: a devotee emerges from water refreshed; dark shadow-forms of ‘pāpa’ and ‘alakṣmī’ recede; serene face indicating tuṣṭi, robust posture indicating puṣṭi.
FAQs
Purification is both spiritual and practical: it removes inauspiciousness and supports steadiness, clarity, and well-being.
No single site is named; the verse emphasizes the general efficacy of morning bathing.
Performing the morning bath as a daily dhārmic practice to remove impurity and inauspicious influences.