Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः पदं निर्वाण माप्नुयात् । एष दृष्ट्वा तु ते सूतो हर्तुं तोये प्रविष्टवान्
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ padaṃ nirvāṇa māpnuyāt | eṣa dṛṣṭvā tu te sūto hartuṃ toye praviṣṭavān
…menjadi bebas dari segala dosa dan mencapai kedudukan nirvāṇa. Dan sais keretamu—setelah melihatnya—masuk ke dalam air dengan maksud mengambil (teratai itu).
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (lotus-bearing kund)
Type: kund
Listener: King (Pārthiva/Rājendra)
Scene: The charioteer, captivated by the miraculous lotus, steps into the sacred water to seize it; the water glows as if granting instant purification and release.
FAQs
True liberation is granted by reverent contact with the sacred, while possessiveness toward holy symbols leads to trouble.
The waters associated with the Brahmapadma/Brahmodbhava lotus in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Entering/immersing in the sacred water after darśana is presented as a sin-destroying, liberating act.