Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
भावेन यो नरस्तत्र कश्चित्स्नानं समाचरेत् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
bhāvena yo narastatra kaścitsnānaṃ samācaret | sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaloke mahīyate
जो कोणी पुरुष तेथे भक्तिभावाने स्नान करतो, तो सर्व पापांपासून मुक्त होऊन ब्रह्मलोकी मान पावतो.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra snāna-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-seeker interlocutor (typical māhātmya audience)
Scene: A lone pilgrim bathes with folded hands and closed eyes, radiating devotion; above, a subtle vision of Brahmaloka—lotus-like realm—signifying honor after sinlessness.
FAQs
Inner disposition (bhāva) transforms a simple rite like snāna into a powerful means of purification and elevation.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where even a single devoted bath is praised as highly efficacious.
Snāna at the tīrtha performed with bhāva (devotional intent).