Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
प्रविष्टमात्रे तु ह्रदे कापिले पापनाशिनि । सशल्यं तं विशल्यं च क्षणात्कृतवती तदा
praviṣṭamātre tu hrade kāpile pāpanāśini | saśalyaṃ taṃ viśalyaṃ ca kṣaṇātkṛtavatī tadā
Begitu ia masuk ke telaga Kāpilā, sang pemusnah dosa, seketika itu juga ia menjadikan anak yang tertusuk senjata itu bebas dari segala śalya dalam sekejap.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Āvantya-khaṇḍa style)
Tirtha: Kāpilā-hrada
Type: kund
Scene: As the child touches the lake, arrows and wounds vanish; the water glows, ripples radiate outward like a mandala, and the mother’s face shifts from anguish to astonished relief.
FAQs
True tīrthas remove both sin and suffering swiftly; divine grace can heal instantly when one enters sanctified waters with faith.
Kāpilā Hrada is glorified as pāpanāśinī, a sin-destroying sacred lake connected with the Revā/Narmadā region.
Snāna/immersion is implied: merely entering the Kāpilā Hrada is depicted as conferring immediate cleansing and relief.