Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
एवं सर्वासु तिथिषु क्रमस्नायी नरोत्तमः । आशुक्लपक्षदशमि प्रतिजन्माघमुत्सृजेत्
evaṃ sarvāsu tithiṣu kramasnāyī narottamaḥ | āśuklapakṣadaśami pratijanmāghamutsṛjet
Demikianlah, pada semua tithi, insan utama yang mandi menurut urutan menanggalkan dosa tiap kelahiran—hingga hari kesepuluh paruh terang.
Skanda
Type: kshetra
Scene: A montage-like procession of a pilgrim bathing day after day at different Kāśī waters, with a lunar calendar strip marking tithis from Pratipadā to Daśamī; the pilgrim’s aura becomes progressively brighter.
FAQs
Steady, disciplined practice (regular bathing aligned with tithis) is praised as a dharmic method to steadily uproot karmic impurity.
The verse continues the Kāśī tīrtha-bathing framework centered around Daśāśvamedha/Rudra-related waters.
Kramasnāna—bathing in a prescribed sequence across the tithis up to Śukla Daśamī.