Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
तदंगस्पर्शनादेव सद्यो विध्वस्तकिल्बिषः । स ब्रह्मराक्षसो घोरो विषण्णः स्मृतिमाययौ
tadaṃgasparśanādeva sadyo vidhvastakilbiṣaḥ | sa brahmarākṣaso ghoro viṣaṇṇaḥ smṛtimāyayau
उसके शरीर के स्पर्श मात्र से ही उस भयानक ब्रह्मराक्षस के पाप तत्काल नष्ट हो गए; वह शान्त-सा, विषण्ण होकर अपनी स्मृति को प्राप्त हुआ।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not stated in this excerpt)
Scene: At the moment of touch, a subtle radiance passes from the yogin; the Brahmarākṣasa’s ferocity collapses into sorrow and humility, eyes softening as memory returns.
FAQs
Holiness is transformative: even a sinner is purified instantly through contact with a realized devotee of Śiva.
The verse glorifies saintly contact rather than a named tīrtha in this excerpt.
No formal rite; the implied practice is seeking satsanga (company of the holy).