Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82
अपेयस्त्वं तथा भावि स्वादमात्रेण केवलम् । गंडूषमपि पीतं च तोयस्याशुभनाशनम्
apeyastvaṃ tathā bhāvi svādamātreṇa kevalam | gaṃḍūṣamapi pītaṃ ca toyasyāśubhanāśanam
Engkau juga akan dianggap tidak layak untuk diminum—hanya untuk dirasa sedikit sahaja. Namun, walau seteguk kecil untuk berkumur, air itu tetap menjadi pemusnah segala yang tidak mujur.
Īśvara (narrator framing the dialogue; statement about Sāgara’s water and its ritual use)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa sacred waters (toya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim performs gandūṣa—cupping a small amount of water to rinse—while elders gesture a gentle prohibition against drinking; the water glows subtly, signifying purification despite minimal use.
FAQs
Even when a substance is not for ordinary consumption, its sacred use in tīrtha-context purifies and removes sin.
The sacred sea waters of Prabhāsa (Somnāth region).
Svāda (tasting) and gaṇḍūṣa (mouth-rinsing sip) of the holy water for removing aśubha.