Shloka 3936
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
इष्ट्वोपस्पृश देवेन्द्र तीर्थ पापभयापहे । तब लोकगुरु ब्रह्माने उनसे कहा--देवेन्द्र! अरुणा तीर्थ पाप-भयको दूर करनेवाला है। तुम वहाँ विधिपूर्वक यज्ञ करके अरुणाके जलमें स्नान करो
iṣṭvopaspṛśa devendra tīrtha pāpabhayāpahe | tataḥ lokaguruḥ brahmā enam uvāca—devendra! aruṇā-tīrthaṃ pāpa-bhayaṃ dūra-karoti; tvaṃ tatra vidhi-pūrvakaṃ yajñaṃ kṛtvā aruṇā-jale snānaṃ kuru ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: Lalu Brahmā, guru dunia, bersabda kepadanya, “O Indra, setelah melaksanakan yajña dengan semestinya dan melakukan penyucian di tīrtha yang melenyapkan takut akibat dosa: Aruṇā-tīrtha menghalau dosa dan gentar yang mengikutinya. Pergilah ke sana, lakukan upacara menurut aturan, dan mandilah di air Aruṇā.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That disciplined observance—yajña, purification, and tīrtha-bathing performed according to vidhi—functions as a dharmic means of cleansing pāpa and the fear that follows it, restoring moral and ritual order.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Brahmā instructs Indra to go to Aruṇā-tīrtha, perform a properly conducted sacrifice, and bathe in the Aruṇā waters, because this sacred place removes sin and the dread arising from it.