Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
त्रिरात्रोपोषितः स्नातस्तीर्थेऽस्मिन्ब्रह्महाऽपि यः । विमुक्तः पातकात्तस्मान्मोदते दिवि रुद्रवत्
trirātropoṣitaḥ snātastīrthe'sminbrahmahā'pi yaḥ | vimuktaḥ pātakāttasmānmodate divi rudravat
जो ब्रह्महत्येचा दोषी असला तरी, तीन रात्री उपवास करून या तीर्थात स्नान केल्यास तो त्या पातकातून मुक्त होऊन स्वर्गात रुद्रासारखा आनंदित होतो।
Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī in a tīrtha-māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prācīna
Type: ghat
Scene: A penitent devotee, emaciated from a three-night fast, steps into sacred waters at Prācīna; above, a Rudra-like luminous form or a heavenly radiance signifies release from brahmahatyā and ascent to svarga.
FAQs
Sincere austerity and tīrtha-bathing are presented as powerful means of purification, even for severe transgressions.
This refers to the Prācīna Tīrtha in the Prabhāsa region.
Fasting for three nights (trirātra upoṣa) followed by bathing (snāna) at the tīrtha.