Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
राजोवाच । अहो सत्संगमः पुंसामशेषाघप्रशोधनः । कामक्रोधनिहंता च इष्टदोग्धा जनस्य हि
rājovāca | aho satsaṃgamaḥ puṃsāmaśeṣāghapraśodhanaḥ | kāmakrodhanihaṃtā ca iṣṭadogdhā janasya hi
राजा बोला—अहो! सत्पुरुषों का संग मनुष्यों के समस्त पापों को धो देता है। वह काम और क्रोध का नाश करता है और सचमुच प्रिय फल प्रदान करता है।
The King (Rājā)
Tirtha: Sat-saṅga (conceptual tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king, eyes softened, praises satsanga before the sage—depicting inner cleansing and the taming of passions through holy company.
FAQs
Sat-saṅga is presented as a powerful purifier that reforms character by removing desire and anger and leading to auspicious outcomes.
None is named; the verse teaches a universal dharmic principle applicable at any tīrtha or sacred assembly.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the practical injunction is to seek sat-saṅga as a transformative spiritual discipline.