Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
वाचिकं मानसं पापं कर्मजं यत्पुरा कृतम् । स्नानमात्रात्तु राजेन्द्र तत्र तीर्थे प्रणश्यति
vācikaṃ mānasaṃ pāpaṃ karmajaṃ yatpurā kṛtam | snānamātrāttu rājendra tatra tīrthe praṇaśyati
हे राजेंद्र, वाणी, मन आणि कर्माने पूर्वी केलेले जे काही पाप आहे, ते त्या तीर्थात केवळ स्नानमात्राने नष्ट होते।
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Tirtha: Candrahāsya
Type: tirtha
Listener: A king (rājendra)
Scene: A solitary pilgrim enters the sacred water with closed eyes and folded hands; above, faint script-like bands represent speech, mind, and action dissolving into the water’s radiance.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snānā is presented as a potent purifier that counteracts sins originating in thought, speech, and action.
The tīrtha at Candrahāsya (within Revā-khaṇḍa’s Narmadā context).
Snāna (bathing) at the tīrtha, highlighted as sufficient for purification.