Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59
कुसीदं कृषिवाणिज्यं प्रकुर्वीत स्वयं कृतम् । आपत्काले स्वयं कुर्वन्स्नानेन स्पृश्यते द्विजः
kusīdaṃ kṛṣivāṇijyaṃ prakurvīta svayaṃ kṛtam | āpatkāle svayaṃ kurvansnānena spṛśyate dvijaḥ
Ia boleh melakukan peminjaman berbunga, pertanian, dan perdagangan—dengan usahanya sendiri. Pada masa kesukaran, bila seorang dvija mengerjakannya sendiri, ia disucikan kembali melalui mandi suci.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (snāna-tīrtha)
Type: ghat
Scene: A distressed dvija returns from marketplace fields and, at Prabhāsa ghāṭa, performs a purificatory bath; he holds a water-pot, recites a mantra, and the sea/tīrtha waters shimmer as cleansing light.
FAQs
Dharma provides emergency allowances, coupled with purification and restraint to preserve spiritual integrity.
The instruction sits within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya; the sacred setting highlights snāna as a purifier.
Snāna (bathing) is prescribed as purification when a dvija performs hardship-allowed occupations.