Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122
तीरे संस्थाप्य दुष्टात्मा तत्सर्वं मृगयादिकम् । गंडूषोत्सर्जनं कृत्वा पीत्वा तोयं च निर्गतः
tīre saṃsthāpya duṣṭātmā tatsarvaṃ mṛgayādikam | gaṃḍūṣotsarjanaṃ kṛtvā pītvā toyaṃ ca nirgataḥ
ആ ദുഷ്ടമനസ്സുകാരൻ തീരത്ത് തന്റെ വേട്ടസാമഗ്രികളും ലഭിച്ചതെല്ലാം വെച്ചു. ഗണ്ഡൂഷം ചെയ്ത് ജലം തുപ്പി, പിന്നെ ജലം കുടിച്ച് പുറത്തുവന്നു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (lake-bank episode)
Type: ghat
Scene: On the lakebank, the hunter piles his hunting gear and spoils; he rinses his mouth, spits out water, drinks, and steps away—unaware of the sacredness unfolding nearby.
FAQs
Even ordinary acts near sacred waters can become steps toward purification when one enters a holy landscape.
The forest lake within the Kedāra setting, positioned as a preparatory space before the darśana of the shrine.
Gaṇḍūṣa (mouth-rinsing) and drinking water—basic purity actions commonly associated with approaching sacred spaces.