Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
अद्यापि क्षत्रवधजं पापं तत्र प्रणश्यति । एकेन स्नानमात्रेण ज्ञानाज्ञानकृतेन च
adyāpi kṣatravadhajaṃ pāpaṃ tatra praṇaśyati | ekena snānamātreṇa jñānājñānakṛtena ca
ഇന്നും അവിടെ ക്ഷത്രിയവധജന്യ പാപം നശിക്കുന്നു—ഒറ്റ സ്നാനമാത്രം കൊണ്ടു, അറിഞ്ഞു ചെയ്താലും അറിയാതെ ചെയ്താലും.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Paraśurāma-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A single, decisive bath at the ghat: dark smoke-like ‘pāpa’ dissolves into the water’s light; two figures—one devout, one accidental traveler—both touched by the same purifying radiance, while Śiva’s presence is suggested by a luminous liṅga silhouette.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s sanctity is depicted as intrinsically purifying—effective even without full ritual awareness, underscoring grace in sacred geography.
The same place referenced in the prior verse—Paraśurāma’s tīrtha (contextually).
A single snāna (bath) is said to suffice for purification, whether done intentionally or unintentionally.