Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
तत्र गाथा पुरा गीता नारदेन महर्षिणा । विष्णुपद्याः समालोक्य प्रभावं पापनाशनम्
tatra gāthā purā gītā nāradena maharṣiṇā | viṣṇupadyāḥ samālokya prabhāvaṃ pāpanāśanam
Berkenaan hal itu, suatu gāthā pernah dinyanyikan dahulu oleh Mahārṣi Nārada, setelah menyaksikan keagungan dan daya pemusnah dosa Viṣṇupadī.
Narratorial lead-in (contextual voice), introducing Nārada’s utterance
Tirtha: Viṣṇupadī
Type: river
Scene: Sage Nārada stands on a riverbank, vīṇā in hand, gazing at the radiant waters of Viṣṇupadī; as he ‘beholds’ the prabhāva, dark mists of sin dissolve into light.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames tīrthas as living sources of grace—Viṣṇupadī is praised as inherently capable of destroying sin.
Viṣṇupadī—presented as a Viṣṇu-associated sacred water/ford renowned for pāpa-nāśana (sin-removal).
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse introduces a praise-poem grounded in the tīrtha’s spiritual efficacy.