Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
गमिष्यति घृणा सर्वा निष्पापस्त्वं भविष्यसि । उक्त्वैवमुदतिष्ठच्च जलमध्याद्वरानने
gamiṣyati ghṛṇā sarvā niṣpāpastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi | uktvaivamudatiṣṭhacca jalamadhyādvarānane
Segala rasa jijikmu akan lenyap, dan engkau akan menjadi tanpa dosa.” Setelah berkata demikian, sang berwajah elok bangkit dari tengah air.
Narrative voice within the māhātmya (continuing the Jalaprabhāsa episode)
Tirtha: Jalāśraya-kunda (Prabhāsa episode)
Type: kund
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: The deity—described as fair-faced—rises fully from the water, radiating calm; the brāhmaṇa’s posture softens into serenity, suggesting aversion dissolved; the pond becomes still, reflecting the liṅga and sky.
FAQs
A tīrtha purifies not only actions (pāpa) but also attitudes—aversion and contempt are replaced by clarity and faith.
Jalaprabhāsa, described as a sacred watery locus within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Implicitly, approaching the sacred waters and receiving the tīrtha’s grace leading to pāpa-kṣaya.