Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
नृणां पापकृतां तीर्थे पापस्य शमनं भवेत् । यथोक्तं फलदं तीर्थं भवेच्छ्रद्धात्मनां नृणाम्
nṛṇāṃ pāpakṛtāṃ tīrthe pāpasya śamanaṃ bhavet | yathoktaṃ phaladaṃ tīrthaṃ bhavecchraddhātmanāṃ nṛṇām
Bagi manusia yang telah berbuat dosa, tīrtha menjadi tempat penenteraman dan peluluhan dosa. Dan tīrtha memberikan buah sebagaimana dinyatakan, terutama bagi mereka yang berhati penuh śraddhā (iman).
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-tīrtha (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A penitent pilgrim stands at the water’s edge with folded hands, eyes lowered in faith; the tīrtha appears luminous, suggesting sin’s pacification through sacred contact.
FAQs
Tīrthas heal moral impurity, but the promised fruits mature most fully when approached with śraddhā.
Tīrthas broadly; within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa arc, these teachings support the pre-eminence of Kāśī’s Avimukta-kṣetra.
Cultivating śraddhā while performing tīrtha-sevā (such as bathing and pilgrimage observances) so the stated results manifest.