Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
त्रिः पीत्वांबु विशुद्ध्यर्थं ततः खानि विशोधयेत् । अंगुष्ठमूलदेशेन द्विर्द्विरोष्ठाधरौ स्पृशेत्
triḥ pītvāṃbu viśuddhyarthaṃ tataḥ khāni viśodhayet | aṃguṣṭhamūladeśena dvirdviroṣṭhādharau spṛśet
शुद्धीसाठी तीनदा पाणी प्यावे; नंतर देहातील रंध्रे/इंद्रिये शुद्ध करावीत. अंगठ्याच्या मुळभागाने वरचा व खालचा ओठ प्रत्येकी दोनदा स्पर्शावा.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly as Skanda teaching Agastya)
Tirtha: Ācamana-vidhi in Kāśī (Gaṅgā context)
Type: ghat
Scene: Close-up ritual sequence: a devotee seated facing east on a ghāṭa step, sipping water thrice from a cupped palm, then touching upper and lower lips with the base of the thumb in measured repetitions.
FAQs
Purification is a disciplined sequence—performed with order and precision to cultivate inner and outer readiness for sacred acts.
No particular tīrtha is named; this is a general ācamana-vidhi within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
Sip water three times, then purify by touching the lips (upper and lower) twice each with the base of the thumb.