Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततो महौजसं गच्छेत्तीर्थं पातकनाशनम् । यस्मिन्स्नातो नरो राजंस्तेजसा युज्यते ध्रुवम् । ब्रह्महत्याग्निना शक्रः पुरा दैन्यं परं गतः
pulastya uvāca | tato mahaujasaṃ gacchettīrthaṃ pātakanāśanam | yasminsnāto naro rājaṃstejasā yujyate dhruvam | brahmahatyāgninā śakraḥ purā dainyaṃ paraṃ gataḥ
पुलस्त्य म्हणाले—हे राजन्! त्यानंतर पातकनाशक महौजस तीर्थास जावे. तेथे स्नान केल्यास मनुष्य निश्चयाने तेजाने युक्त होतो. पूर्वी ब्रह्महत्येच्या अग्नीने दग्ध होऊन शक्र (इंद्र) परम दैन्याला गेला होता।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Mahaujas Tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: King (rājan / manu-jādhipa)
Scene: Pulastya instructs a king about Mahaujas Tīrtha; in a parallel vignette, Indra appears scorched and humbled, seeking relief from brahma-hatyā, with the tīrtha waters shining as a remedy.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and tīrtha-bathing purify grave sin and restore tejas—spiritual vitality and dignity.
Mahaujas Tīrtha, described as pātaka-nāśana (sin-destroying).
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Mahaujas Tīrtha to regain tejas and cleanse sin.