Shloka 3936
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
इष्ट्वोपस्पृश देवेन्द्र तीर्थ पापभयापहे । तब लोकगुरु ब्रह्माने उनसे कहा--देवेन्द्र! अरुणा तीर्थ पाप-भयको दूर करनेवाला है। तुम वहाँ विधिपूर्वक यज्ञ करके अरुणाके जलमें स्नान करो
iṣṭvopaspṛśa devendra tīrtha pāpabhayāpahe | tataḥ lokaguruḥ brahmā enam uvāca—devendra! aruṇā-tīrthaṃ pāpa-bhayaṃ dūra-karoti; tvaṃ tatra vidhi-pūrvakaṃ yajñaṃ kṛtvā aruṇā-jale snānaṃ kuru ||
ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ତେବେ ଲୋକଗୁରୁ ପିତାମହ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ—“ଦେବେନ୍ଦ୍ର! ଅରୁଣା-ତୀର୍ଥ ପାପ ଓ ପାପଜନିତ ଭୟକୁ ଦୂର କରେ। ତୁ ସେଠାରେ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ଯଜ୍ଞ କରି ଅରୁଣାର ଜଳରେ ସ୍ନାନ କର; ଶୁଦ୍ଧି ପାଇବୁ।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That disciplined observance—yajña, purification, and tīrtha-bathing performed according to vidhi—functions as a dharmic means of cleansing pāpa and the fear that follows it, restoring moral and ritual order.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Brahmā instructs Indra to go to Aruṇā-tīrtha, perform a properly conducted sacrifice, and bathe in the Aruṇā waters, because this sacred place removes sin and the dread arising from it.