Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
श्रुत्वेति वचनं तस्याः सस्नौ तीर्थेष्वनुक्रमात् । ग्राहभूताश्चोज्जहार यथापूर्वाः स पांडवः
śrutveti vacanaṃ tasyāḥ sasnau tīrtheṣvanukramāt | grāhabhūtāścojjahāra yathāpūrvāḥ sa pāṃḍavaḥ
Mendengar ucapannya, Pāṇḍava itu mandi di tīrtha satu demi satu menurut urutan. Ia pun menarik keluar mereka yang direnggut oleh roh ‘grāha’, mengembalikan mereka seperti sediakala.
Narrator (within the woman’s account; third-person narration of the Pāṇḍava’s act)
Tirtha: Unnamed tīrtha-circuit (tīrthāni anukramāt)
Type: ghat
Scene: Arjuna-like Pāṇḍava performs successive baths at distinct sacred waters; nearby, afflicted persons seized by a crocodile-like ‘grāha’ spirit are released and return to normal, suggesting both ritual and miraculous healing.
FAQs
Tīrtha-bathing, performed with right order and faith, becomes a vehicle of purification and restoration from affliction.
The group of tīrthas previously mentioned (five southern coastal tīrthas) is implied; this verse highlights their purificatory efficacy.
Snāna (bathing) in the tīrthas “anukramāt” (in proper sequence), resulting in removal of grāha-affliction and restoration.