Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
तथाहं कीर्त्तयिष्यामि शृणुष्वैकमनाः प्रिये । स्नात्वा तु विमले तीर्थे शुक्लांबरधरः शुचिः । पूजोपहारसंयुक्तस्ततो ब्रह्माणमर्चयेत्
tathāhaṃ kīrttayiṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ priye | snātvā tu vimale tīrthe śuklāṃbaradharaḥ śuciḥ | pūjopahārasaṃyuktastato brahmāṇamarcayet
Demikian akan kuuraikan—dengarkanlah dengan pikiran terpusat, wahai kekasih. Setelah mandi di tīrtha yang murni, mengenakan busana putih dan berada dalam kesucian, serta membawa persembahan pemujaan, hendaknya kemudian memuja Brahmā.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative context)
Tirtha: Vimala-tīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim at dawn bathing in a clear tīrtha labeled ‘Vimala’, then donning white garments, holding a pūjā basket (flowers, incense, lamp) and walking toward a Brahmā shrine with focused gaze.
FAQs
Sacred worship begins with inner focus and outer purity—snāna, clean attire, and prepared offerings lead the devotee toward effective devotion.
A ‘Vimala’ (pure) tīrtha associated with Prabhāsa-kṣetra in this chapter’s ritual setting.
Bathe at the tīrtha, wear white and remain clean, then worship Brahmā with appropriate pūjā-offerings.