Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
राजोवाच । अहो सत्संगमः पुंसामशेषाघप्रशोधनः । कामक्रोधनिहंता च इष्टदोग्धा जनस्य हि
rājovāca | aho satsaṃgamaḥ puṃsāmaśeṣāghapraśodhanaḥ | kāmakrodhanihaṃtā ca iṣṭadogdhā janasya hi
ព្រះរាជាបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ អូហ៍! ការស្និទ្ធស្នាលជាមួយសត្បុរស ប្រោសលាងបាបទាំងអស់របស់មនុស្ស។ វាបំផ្លាញកាម និងកំហឹង ហើយពិតប្រាកដជាប្រទានផលដែលមនុស្សប្រាថ្នា។
The King (Rājā)
Tirtha: Sat-saṅga (conceptual tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king, eyes softened, praises satsanga before the sage—depicting inner cleansing and the taming of passions through holy company.
FAQs
Sat-saṅga is presented as a powerful purifier that reforms character by removing desire and anger and leading to auspicious outcomes.
None is named; the verse teaches a universal dharmic principle applicable at any tīrtha or sacred assembly.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the practical injunction is to seek sat-saṅga as a transformative spiritual discipline.