Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 50
सीरजलं येऽपि पिबन्ति लोके मुच्यन्ति ते पापविशेषसङ्घैः । व्रजन्ति संसारमनादिभावं त्यक्त्वा चिरं मोक्षपदं विशुद्धम्
sīrajalaṃ ye'pi pibanti loke mucyanti te pāpaviśeṣasaṅghaiḥ | vrajanti saṃsāramanādibhāvaṃ tyaktvā ciraṃ mokṣapadaṃ viśuddham
Mesmo aqueles que neste mundo bebem a água conduzida pelo arado são libertos de montes de pecados específicos. Tendo por muito tempo abandonado o estado imaculado da libertação, voltam a entrar na existência mundana sem começo.
Unknown (narrative voice within Revākhaṇḍa; commonly framed as Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the māhātmya)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Farmers drawing water through furrows from a sacred river; the water glows subtly; nearby, a sage gestures as if warning that purification must be followed by steadfast practice; a faint wheel of saṃsāra in the background.
FAQs
Even simple contact with sanctified water is portrayed as sin-destroying, while also warning that beings can fall back into saṃsāra after forsaking liberation.
The chapter’s context is Revā/Narmadā; the praise concerns the purifying power of sacred water associated with the tīrtha.
Drinking the sacred water (pāna) is presented as a purificatory act with sin-removing effect.