Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो जायते नात्र संशयः । पाकभेदी वृथापाकी देवब्राह्मणनिन्दकः
sarvapāpavinirmukto jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | pākabhedī vṛthāpākī devabrāhmaṇanindakaḥ
तो सर्व पापांपासून मुक्त होतो—यात संशय नाही. दुसऱ्यांचे अन्न बिघडविणारा, व्यर्थ शिजवून अन्न वाया घालविणारा, किंवा देव-ब्राह्मणांची निंदा करणारा देखील—
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta-like narration)
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: river
Listener: null
Scene: A recitation hall by the Narmadā where listeners of varied backgrounds—some remorseful for blasphemy or waste—sit in attentive silence; offerings of simple food are redistributed rather than wasted, symbolizing correction of ‘vṛthāpāka’.
FAQs
The Purāṇa stresses complete purification through Narmadā-oriented devotion, while also highlighting dharmic ethics around speech and food.
Revā/Narmadā’s sanctity is the underlying source of the promised release from sin.
Continuation of the year-long listening observance to Narmadā-carita, presented as sin-destroying.