Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 22
सरयूसलिले स्नात्वा सुचिंताकुलमानसः । देवं धर्महरिं पश्येत्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
sarayūsalile snātvā suciṃtākulamānasaḥ | devaṃ dharmahariṃ paśyetsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
सरयूच्या जलात स्नान करून, पवित्र चिंतनाने भरलेले मन ठेवून देव धर्म-हरीचे दर्शन घ्यावे; तो सर्व पापांतून मुक्त होतो।
Agastya (narration continues)
Tirtha: Sarayū (Ayodhyā) with Dharma-Hari darśana
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at dawn bathe in the Sarayū, hands joined in prayer; after snān they walk with wet garments and serene faces toward a shrine of Dharma-Hari for darśana; the river glows with morning light.
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Tīrtha-snāna joined with pure inward recollection and darśana becomes a complete purification from pāpa.
The Sarayū river in Ayodhyā, along with the darśana of the deity Dharma-Hari.
Snāna in Sarayū followed by darśana of Dharma-Hari, performed with su-cintā (pure contemplation).