Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
मलं तज्जनितं दृष्ट्वा हस्ते धृत्वा स्वगात्रजम् । प्रतिमां च ततः कृत्वा सुरूपं च ददर्श ह
malaṃ tajjanitaṃ dṛṣṭvā haste dhṛtvā svagātrajam | pratimāṃ ca tataḥ kṛtvā surūpaṃ ca dadarśa ha
Melihat kotoran yang terhasil—lahir daripada tubuhnya sendiri—baginda mengambilnya di tangan. Lalu daripadanya baginda membentuk sebuah pratima, dan menyaksikan rupa yang indah.
Narrator (deduced; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Sage/audience (contextual)
Scene: Pārvatī holds the gathered unction-impurity in her palm and shapes it into a small figure; the figure’s beauty emerges as if self-revealing, with a faint divine aura.
FAQs
The Divine can transform what seems impure into auspicious form—purity and grace are matters of divine intention, not mere material origin.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it occurs within the Dharmāraṇya section that frames sacred geography and dharma narratives.
No direct prescription; the context continues the theme of bodily cleansing and preparation associated with snāna (bathing).