Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
बाल्ये वयसि यत्पापं वार्द्धके यौवनेऽपि यत् । करोति मानवो राजंस्तस्मात्पापात्प्रमुच्यते
bālye vayasi yatpāpaṃ vārddhake yauvane'pi yat | karoti mānavo rājaṃstasmātpāpātpramucyate
“Wahai Raja, dosa apa pun yang dilakukan manusia pada masa kanak-kanak, masa muda, bahkan masa tua, ia dilepaskan dari dosa itu (melalui perjumpaan suci ini).”
Pulastya
Tirtha: Mahāvināyaka (Arbuda)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: Pulastya’s words appear as a blessing: the king listens; behind, Mahāvināyaka’s serene form radiates, symbolically dissolving dark stains of sin from devotees of all ages.
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Sincere sacred contact and devotion can purify even long-standing karmic burdens, regardless of when they were incurred.
Mahāvināyaka’s darśana-place in the Arbuda-khaṇḍa sacred geography.
Darśana (beholding) of Mahāvināyaka is presented as the purifying act.