Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
निमग्नो दुःखसंसारे हृतराज्यो द्विजोत्तम । युष्मद्वाणीजलस्नातो निर्दुःखः सह बान्धवैः
nimagno duḥkhasaṃsāre hṛtarājyo dvijottama | yuṣmadvāṇījalasnāto nirduḥkhaḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ
Wahai dvija yang utama, seorang yang tenggelam dalam putaran saṃsāra yang penuh dukacita, lagi kehilangan kerajaannya—setelah mandi dalam air sabda sucimu—menjadi bebas daripada duka, bersama kaum kerabatnya.
Contextual narration (within Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry/description)
Tirtha: Vāk-tīrtha (metaphorical) within Revā-khaṇḍa context
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (frame)
Scene: A dispossessed man, weighed down by worldly sorrow, is shown transformed—serene and uplifted—after ‘bathing’ in the waters of sacred speech; his relatives share the relief, suggesting communal healing through teaching.
FAQs
Purāṇic instruction is likened to a purifying bath that removes grief and restores inner well-being.
No single site is named in this verse; it uses a metaphor of purification through holy teaching while the chapter context concerns Narmadā tīrthas.
Metaphorically, ‘snāna’ (bathing) in sacred teaching; no concrete external rite is specified here.