Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
प्रातः स्नानं हरेत्पापमलक्ष्मीं ग्लानिमेव च । अशुचित्वं च दुःस्वप्नं तुष्टिं पुष्टिं प्रयच्छति
prātaḥ snānaṃ haretpāpamalakṣmīṃ glānimeva ca | aśucitvaṃ ca duḥsvapnaṃ tuṣṭiṃ puṣṭiṃ prayacchati
प्रातःस्नान पाप, मलक्ष्मी (दरिद्रता) व ग्लानी दूर करते. ते अशुचिता व दुःस्वप्न निवारून तृप्ती व पुष्टी प्रदान करते.
Deductive (contextual narrator within Brahmakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Dawn bath as a protective charm: a devotee emerges from water refreshed; dark shadow-forms of ‘pāpa’ and ‘alakṣmī’ recede; serene face indicating tuṣṭi, robust posture indicating puṣṭi.
FAQs
Purification is both spiritual and practical: it removes inauspiciousness and supports steadiness, clarity, and well-being.
No single site is named; the verse emphasizes the general efficacy of morning bathing.
Performing the morning bath as a daily dhārmic practice to remove impurity and inauspicious influences.