Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
यत्र वेदनिधिर्विप्रो महत्तप्त्वा तपः पुरा । नानाकर्ममलैः क्षीणैर्विमलोऽभवदर्कवत्
yatra vedanidhirvipro mahattaptvā tapaḥ purā | nānākarmamalaiḥ kṣīṇairvimalo'bhavadarkavat
Di sana, seorang brāhmana—laksana khazanah Veda—pada zaman dahulu telah bertapa dengan tapa yang agung. Setelah noda pelbagai perbuatan terhapus, dia menjadi suci tanpa cela, bersinar laksana matahari.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Reva-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha (addressed later in the passage; dialogue frame continues)
Scene: A Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa ascetic seated in deep meditation on a riverbank; his body becomes radiant as karmic stains fall away, the sun’s glow behind him.
FAQs
Austerity undertaken at a sanctified place, supported by dharma, burns karmic impurities and reveals inner radiance.
Vimaleśvara Tīrtha, portrayed as a field where tapas yields ‘vimalatā’ (purity).
Tapas (austerity) as a transformative discipline; the chapter context also includes snāna, dāna, japa, homa, and arcana.