Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14
अघमर्षणं त्र्यृचं तोयं यथावेदमथापि वा । उपपापैर्न लिप्येत पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा
aghamarṣaṇaṃ tryṛcaṃ toyaṃ yathāvedamathāpi vā | upapāpairna lipyeta padmapatramivāmbhasā
Sama ada melakukan Aghamarṣaṇa dengan tiga ṛc menurut tata Veda, atau secara ringkas hanya dengan air; seseorang tidak ternoda oleh dosa kecil, bagaikan daun teratai tidak dibasahi air.
Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa instructional tone within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Aghamarṣaṇa-prayoga)
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee performs Aghamarṣaṇa at the river: hands cupped with water, reciting three ṛcs; nearby a lotus leaf gleams, water beads rolling off, illustrating the simile of unstained purity.
FAQs
Regular purification through Aghamarṣaṇa keeps one spiritually unstained by minor faults, like water on a lotus leaf.
The setting is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape in the Revā Khaṇḍa, where river-oriented rites are emphasized.
Perform Aghamarṣaṇa with the three ṛk-verses using water, ideally as per Vedic procedure.