Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
ततः प्रक्षालयत्यंगं कुण्डे तत्राग्रतः स्थिते । कृतपापापि तेनैषा शुद्धिं याति शुचिस्मिता
tataḥ prakṣālayatyaṃgaṃ kuṇḍe tatrāgrataḥ sthite | kṛtapāpāpi tenaiṣā śuddhiṃ yāti śucismitā
Kemudian ia membasuh tubuhnya di kuṇḍa yang berada tepat di hadapannya. Walau telah berbuat dosa, oleh perbuatan itu ia mencapai kesucian—ia yang berparas senyum lembut.
Vaiśvānara (Agni), inferred from context
Tirtha: Kuṇḍa before Rudraśīrṣa Brahmāyatana (implied)
Type: kund
Listener: dvija (brāhmaṇa)
Scene: In front of the shrine, a serene pond; the woman washes her limbs, her expression softening into relief and purity.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snānā (bathing at a sacred site) is presented as a dharmic means of inner and outer purification, even for one burdened by wrongdoing.
The kuṇḍa located at the Rudraśīrṣa sanctuary (āyatana), whose water grants cleansing.
Washing/bathing (snāna) in the kuṇḍa situated before the shrine.