Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78
आपोहिष्ठेति तिसृभिर्मार्जनं तु ततश्चरेत् । भूमौ शिरसि चाकाश आकाशे भुवि मस्तके
āpohiṣṭheti tisṛbhirmārjanaṃ tu tataścaret | bhūmau śirasi cākāśa ākāśe bhuvi mastake
Em seguida, deve-se realizar o mārjana, a aspersão purificadora, com os três versos que começam por «Āpo hi ṣṭhā…». (O rito segue o arranjo tradicional de ‘terra’ e ‘céu’ em seus devidos lugares.)
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa ritual instruction)
Tirtha: Mārjana with ‘Āpo hi ṣṭhā’
Type: ghat
Scene: Close-up ritual moment: hands sprinkling water while lips recite ‘Āpo hi ṣṭhā’; subtle iconography of bhū and ākāśa as bands of earth-tone and sky-tone around the figure.
FAQs
Purification is reinforced through Vedic mantra and embodied ritual gestures within sandhyā practice.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse teaches a standard purification rite using water-mantras.
Perform mārjana using the three ‘Āpo hi ṣṭhā…’ verses, following the prescribed placements/gestures.