Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
क्षीणेषु सर्वपापेषु दीर्घमायुर्बलं धृतिः । आरोग्यं ज्ञानमैश्वर्यं वर्धते सर्वदेहिनाम्
kṣīṇeṣu sarvapāpeṣu dīrghamāyurbalaṃ dhṛtiḥ | ārogyaṃ jñānamaiśvaryaṃ vardhate sarvadehinām
സകല പാപങ്ങളും ക്ഷയിച്ചാൽ, എല്ലാ ദേഹധാരികളിലും ദീർഘായുസ്സും ബലവും ധൈര്യവും വർധിക്കുന്നു; ആരോഗ്യവും സത്യജ്ഞാനവും ഐശ്വര്യവും കൂടി വളരുന്നു।
Mahāmuni (to the King) (contextual attribution within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A calm, auspicious tableau: devotees after purification, radiant with health and steadiness; symbolic removal of dark ‘pāpa’ clouds and emergence of light labeled āyus, bala, dhṛti, ārogya, jñāna, aiśvarya.
FAQs
Purity through the exhaustion of sin naturally supports dharmic flourishing—life, strength, health, wisdom, and prosperity.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it states a general phala-śruti principle within the Rudrādhyāya context.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; it summarizes the benefits that follow from pāpa-kṣaya (sin-destruction) implied by the surrounding Shaiva rite.