Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
स्नात्वा पीत्वा स निर्गच्छेद्यावत्तस्माज्जलाशयात् । तावत्पैशाच्यमगमद्दिव्यदेहमवाप च
snātvā pītvā sa nirgacchedyāvattasmājjalāśayāt | tāvatpaiśācyamagamaddivyadehamavāpa ca
Sesudah mandi dan meminum airnya, begitu ia keluar dari telaga itu, lenyaplah keadaan piśāca-nya, dan ia pun memperoleh tubuh ilahi.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Piśācamocana Tīrtha (implied; formally named in 4.74)
Type: kund
Scene: At a sacred pond in Kāśī, an afflicted being bathes and drinks; the dark, ghastly piśāca-form falls away as a radiant divine body manifests at the water’s edge.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snana done in the right sacred context can instantly transform one’s state, symbolizing removal of impurity and karmic bondage.
The Kāśī tīrtha later explicitly named Piśācamocana—‘the ford that frees from piśāca-hood’.
Bathing (snāna) and drinking (pāna) of the tīrtha-water.