Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
एतत्तीर्थप्रभावोऽयं न विद्मो ह्यात्म कारणम् । ततस्ते लुब्धकास्त्यक्त्वा धनूंषि सशराणि च । तत्र स्नात्वा महाभागे मुक्ताश्च सर्वपातकैः
etattīrthaprabhāvo'yaṃ na vidmo hyātma kāraṇam | tataste lubdhakāstyaktvā dhanūṃṣi saśarāṇi ca | tatra snātvā mahābhāge muktāśca sarvapātakaiḥ
“Inilah kuasa tīrtha ini; kami tidak mengetahui sebarang sebab peribadi dalam diri kami.” Lalu para pemburu itu melepaskan busur dan anak panah, mandi di sana, wahai yang amat berbahagia, dan terbebas daripada segala dosa.
Śiva (Īśvara) (narrating); quoted speech by the transformed beings
Tirtha: Kardamālā (Prabhāsa sub-tīrtha)
Type: kund
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The transformed beings declare the miracle is solely the tīrtha’s power; the hunters, moved, throw down bows and arrows, step into the sacred waters, and emerge purified.
FAQs
Recognizing sacred power inspires moral turning: abandoning violence and seeking purification leads to freedom from sin.
Kardamālā-tīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Snāna at the tīrtha; additionally, the narrative models giving up weapons/violence as a supportive ethical act.
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