Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 65
यस्तु मोहान्नरो यक्ष स्नानं न कुरुते किल । तस्य सांवत्सरं पुण्यं त्वं ग्रहीष्यसि सर्वशः
yastu mohānnaro yakṣa snānaṃ na kurute kila | tasya sāṃvatsaraṃ puṇyaṃ tvaṃ grahīṣyasi sarvaśaḥ
Namun, wahai Yakṣa, orang yang kerana khayal tidak melakukan snāna (mandi suci), sesungguhnya engkau akan merampas seluruh pahala kebajikannya yang terkumpul sepanjang setahun.
Viśvāmitra (deduced from Adhyāya context; confirmed later in 66)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-snāna (contextual tīrtha rite)
Type: ghat
Listener: Yakṣa (addressed)
Scene: A Yakṣa figure stands as a karmic collector at a river-ghāṭa while a deluded pilgrim turns away from bathing; the unseen ledger of yearly merit is symbolically seized.
FAQs
Neglect of prescribed tīrtha-dharma out of moha leads to spiritual loss; vigilance in observance protects one’s puṇya.
The Ayodhyā tīrtha where the obligatory snāna is emphasized.
Do not omit the required snāna; the verse frames it as a decisive annual observance.