Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 170
तीर्थस्नानैः सोपवासैर्व्रतैश्च पात्रे दानैर्होमजप्यैश्चयज्ञैः । भवार्चनैर्देवपूजाविशेषैरात्मा नित्यं शोधनीयो मलाक्तः
tīrthasnānaiḥ sopavāsairvrataiśca pātre dānairhomajapyaiścayajñaiḥ | bhavārcanairdevapūjāviśeṣairātmā nityaṃ śodhanīyo malāktaḥ
तीर्थ-स्नान, उपवास सहित व्रत, योग्य पात्र को दान, होम, जप और यज्ञ, तथा भव (शिव) की अर्चना और विशेष देव-पूजन—इन सब से मलिन आत्मा को प्रतिदिन शुद्ध करना चाहिए।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Tirtha: Generic tīrtha (not specified in verse)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A composite devotional tableau: pilgrims bathing at a river ford; a fasting devotee with simple meal set aside; charity given to a worthy brāhmaṇa; a small homa fire; a devotee counting japa beads; and central Śiva (Bhava) worship with bilva leaves and lamp—showing daily purification as a cycle.
FAQs
Regular purification is achieved through tīrtha-bathing, vows, charity, mantra, sacrifice, and devoted Śiva-worship.
Tīrthas in general are praised; no single location is specified in this verse.
Tīrtha snāna, fasting, vrata, dāna to worthy recipients, homa, japa, yajña, and Bhava/Śiva worship as means of purification.