Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
अगस्त्यस्याऽश्रमे रम्ये नृणां पापभयापहे । तत्र गंगेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा अभक्ष्योद्भवपातकात् । मुच्यते नात्र संदेहः स्नानदानजपादिना
agastyasyā'śrame ramye nṛṇāṃ pāpabhayāpahe | tatra gaṃgeśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā abhakṣyodbhavapātakāt | mucyate nātra saṃdehaḥ snānadānajapādinā
अगस्त्यांच्या रम्य आश्रमात, जो मनुष्यांचे पापभय हरतो, तेथे गंगेश्वराचे दर्शन घेतल्याने अभक्ष्याहारातून उत्पन्न पातकापासून मुक्ती मिळते—यात संशय नाही; विशेषतः स्नान, दान, जप इत्यादींनी।
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from dialogue frame)
Tirtha: Gaṅgeśvara at Agastya-āśrama
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A serene hermitage-temple setting: Agastya’s āśrama with a Śiva-liṅga named Gaṅgeśvara; pilgrims approach after bathing, offering water, bilva leaves, and gifts; the atmosphere emphasizes release from guilt and fear.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and devotion, joined with ethical repair through rites, can cleanse even serious transgressions.
Gaṅgeśvara at Agastya’s āśrama in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Snāna (bathing), dāna (charity), and japa (recitation) are recommended alongside darśana of Gaṅgeśvara.