Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
येन वेगैर्विना जीर्णं छर्दिमूर्च्छाविवर्जितम् । तं तु शुद्धं विजानीयादिति धर्मविदो विदुः
yena vegairvinā jīrṇaṃ chardimūrcchāvivarjitam | taṃ tu śuddhaṃ vijānīyāditi dharmavido viduḥ
അത് ശക്തമായ വികാരങ്ങളില്ലാതെ ജീർണ്ണിച്ച്, ഛർദ്ദിയും മൂർച്ചയും ഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ, ധർമ്മവിദ്വാന്മാർ അവനെ ശുദ്ധൻ (നിർദോഷൻ) എന്നു അറിയുന്നു.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: Post-ordeal evaluation: elders or dharma-knowers observe the participant seated calmly, offering water; the participant appears steady, no signs of distress; a scribe or officiant prepares to declare purity.
FAQs
Dharma values verifiable signs and sober judgment—purity is affirmed by clear, observable outcomes.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this diagnostic verse.
The criterion for success: digestion of the administered substance without distress, vomiting, or fainting, leading to a declaration of śuddhi (vindication).