Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
यावत्प्रबुद्धो विप्रोऽसौ वीक्ष्योच्छिष्टं तदंशुकम् । चिक्षेप दूरतोऽस्पृश्यं शौचं कृत्वा विधानतः
yāvatprabuddho vipro'sau vīkṣyocchiṣṭaṃ tadaṃśukam | cikṣepa dūrato'spṛśyaṃ śaucaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ
Apabila brāhmana itu terjaga dan melihat kain itu ternoda, dia melemparkannya jauh sebagai sesuatu yang tidak boleh disentuh; lalu melakukan penyucian menurut aturan.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not stated in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: Morning/awakening: the brāhmaṇa notices the defiled cloth, throws it far away, then performs purification rites with water and controlled gestures.
FAQs
Dharma is maintained through vigilance regarding purity and by following prescribed purification (śauca) when impurity occurs.
No specific sacred site is mentioned in this verse.
Śauca—purificatory conduct—performed “according to rule” (vidhānataḥ) after contact with a defiled object.