Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
तीर्थस्नानेन मे शुद्धिर्यथा स्यात्तद्वद स्फुटम् । तच्च गंगादिकं कृष्ण यथाऽस्याघस्य नाशनम्
tīrthasnānena me śuddhiryathā syāttadvada sphuṭam | tacca gaṃgādikaṃ kṛṣṇa yathā'syāghasya nāśanam
“तीर्थ-स्नान से मुझे जैसी शुद्धि मिले, वह स्पष्ट बताइए; और हे कृष्ण, गंगा आदि तीर्थ इस पाप का नाश कैसे करते हैं, यह भी कहिए।”
Nara (the man / petitioner)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (referenced) and ‘other tīrthas’; target tīrtha to be specified as Prācī Sarasvatī
Type: river
Listener: null
Scene: A seeker asks Kṛṣṇa to explain clearly the purification obtained by bathing at tīrthas, specifically how Gaṅgā and other sacred waters destroy sin.
FAQs
Purification is sought through dhārmic means—especially tīrtha-snāna—when guided by proper understanding and faith.
Gaṅgā is referenced as a benchmark; the chapter’s focus turns to Prācī Sarasvatī as an especially potent purifier.
Bathing (snāna) at a tīrtha is the stated practice; details and the chosen tīrtha are clarified in the following verses.
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