Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
शुद्धं ज्ञेयमसंदिग्धं विस्फोटादिविवर्जितम् । फालशुद्धिं प्रवक्ष्यामि तां श्रृणु त्वं धनंजय
śuddhaṃ jñeyamasaṃdigdhaṃ visphoṭādivivarjitam | phālaśuddhiṃ pravakṣyāmi tāṃ śrṛṇu tvaṃ dhanaṃjaya
Itu hendaknya diketahui sebagai suci—tanpa keraguan—bebas dari lepuh dan sejenisnya. Kini akan kujelaskan penyucian dengan mata bajak; dengarkanlah, wahai Dhanañjaya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Listener: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
Scene: A teacher addresses Dhanañjaya, explaining that purity is known by the absence of blisters; the scene shifts toward a ploughshare ordeal demonstration.
FAQs
Purity is judged by clear outcomes (no injury), and dharma is transmitted through attentive listening to prescribed teachings.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the passage transitions between ritual tests.
Purity is indicated by absence of blisters; the text introduces the phālaśuddhi (ploughshare) rite.