Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26
पूर्वं तु गर्जनं नाम सर्वपापक्षयंकरम् । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु राजेन्द्र यस्तु स्नानं समाचरेत्
pūrvaṃ tu garjanaṃ nāma sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram | tasmiṃstīrthe tu rājendra yastu snānaṃ samācaret
पूर्वी त्याचे नाव ‘गर्जन’ होते, जे सर्व पापांचा क्षय करणारे आहे. हे राजेंद्र, जो कोणी त्या तीर्थात स्नान करील—
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); addressed listener within narrative: a king (rājendra)
Tirtha: Garjana (earlier name of Meghanāda Tīrtha)
Type: ghat
Listener: rājendra (king)
Scene: A kingly pilgrim approaches a river-ford named Garjana/Meghanāda; sages or local guardians indicate the spot; the water is depicted as purifying, with subtle cloud/thunder symbolism in the sky.
FAQs
Sacred bathing at a tīrtha is presented as a dharmic means for purification and the removal of accumulated sin.
Garjana Tīrtha—later renowned as Meghanāda Tīrtha—within the Revā (Narmadā) region.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha is prescribed as a purificatory act.