Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
अनुष्णाभिरफेनाभिरद्भिर्हृद्गाभिरत्वरः । ब्राह्मणो ब्राह्मतीर्थेन दृष्टिपूताभिराचमेत्
anuṣṇābhiraphenābhiradbhirhṛdgābhiratvaraḥ | brāhmaṇo brāhmatīrthena dṛṣṭipūtābhirācamet
Seorang brāhmaṇa hendaklah melakukan ācamana tanpa tergesa-gesa, dengan air yang sejuk (tidak panas), tanpa buih, dan setinggi dada—menggunakan brāhma-tīrtha (kedudukan tangan yang ditetapkan), dengan air yang disucikan oleh pandangan yang penuh adab.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly as Skanda teaching Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (ācāra context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa sits on clean ground near a ghat, facing east/north, holding his right hand in brāhma-tīrtha position; he gazes steadily at a small vessel of cool, clear water, then performs ācamana slowly; the scene is quiet and disciplined.
FAQs
Ritual purity is not mechanical—mindfulness, proper method, and careful attention sanctify the act.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse is a procedural dharma teaching within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
Ācamana should be done slowly with cool, foamless water, using brāhma-tīrtha, after visually ensuring the water’s purity.