Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49
पापोपपातकैर्युक्ता ये नरा नर्मदाजले । शुक्लतीर्थे मृताः शुद्धा न ते मद्विषयाः क्वचित्
pāpopapātakairyuktā ye narā narmadājale | śuklatīrthe mṛtāḥ śuddhā na te madviṣayāḥ kvacit
Bahkan orang yang sarat dosa dan kesalahan kecil, jika wafat di Śukla Tīrtha dalam air Narmadā, menjadi suci; mereka tidak pernah berada di bawah bidang kuasaku pada bila-bila masa.
Dharma (personified)
Tirtha: Śukla Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Two crows (dānavas)
Scene: A sinner burdened by dark karmic chains dissolves into light upon entering the white-bright waters of Narmadā at Śukla Tīrtha; Yamadūtas halted at the boundary.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s sanctifying power can cleanse even heavy moral burdens, illustrating Purāṇic grace operating through sacred place and sacred water.
Śukla Tīrtha in the Narmadā’s waters.
The verse implies the salvific potency of being in/with the Narmadā at Śukla Tīrtha; no explicit vow or charity is specified.