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
かくして我は説き明かそう。愛しき者よ、一心に聴け。清らかなティールタにて沐浴し、白衣をまとい身を清浄にし、供物を整えて、しかる後にブラフマーを礼拝すべし。
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.
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