Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
मुक्ता ऋणेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यो धनिनः स्युर्न संशयः । यदत्र मज्जनात्पुंसामृणमुक्तिः प्रजायते
muktā ṛṇebhyaḥ sarvebhyo dhaninaḥ syurna saṃśayaḥ | yadatra majjanātpuṃsāmṛṇamuktiḥ prajāyate
Bebas daripada segala jenis hutang, manusia pasti menjadi benar-benar makmur—tiada syak; kerana dengan mandi suci di sini, terbitlah pelepasan daripada beban hutang bagi kaum lelaki.
Sūta (deduced: Brahmakhaṇḍa narrative style within Setukhaṇḍa Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Ṛṇamocana-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at a coastal/riverine ford performing snāna with folded hands, offering water (arghya) and prayers for release from debts; priests guiding sankalpa; a serene tīrtha landscape.
FAQs
Sacred bathing done with faith can dissolve burdens of obligation and restore inner and outer well-being.
A Setukhaṇḍa tīrtha famed for removing debts—introduced as an ṛṇa-mocana (debt-liberating) bathing place.
Majjana/snāna—immersive bathing at the tīrtha as the means to attain ṛṇa-mukti.