Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 94
चमत्कारपुरोत्थो यः कश्चिद्विप्रः प्रकीर्तितः । सोऽत्र स्नातो विशुद्धश्च विज्ञेयः कुलपुत्रकः
camatkārapurottho yaḥ kaścidvipraḥ prakīrtitaḥ | so'tra snāto viśuddhaśca vijñeyaḥ kulaputrakaḥ
“Brāhmaṇa mana pun yang disebut ‘lahir dari Camatkārapura’, bila ia mandi suci di sini, ia menjadi tersucikan dan patut dikenal sebagai putra sah dari keluarga mulia.”
Vahni (Agni, Fire) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Agni-sveda-jala tīrtha (Camatkārapura sambandha)
Type: kund
Scene: A brāhmaṇa identified as from Camatkārapura steps out of the sacred kunda, water streaming; elders and brāhmaṇas acknowledge him with respectful gestures, symbolizing restored legitimacy and purity.
FAQs
Purification at a properly empowered tīrtha restores standing and reaffirms dharmic identity within the community.
The tīrtha of Adhyāya 113, connected with Camatkārapura by origin-story and by the promise of purification through bathing.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at this site is declared sufficient to render the person purified and recognized as kulaputraka.