Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
अगस्त्यस्याऽश्रमे रम्ये नृणां पापभयापहे । तत्र गंगेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा अभक्ष्योद्भवपातकात् । मुच्यते नात्र संदेहः स्नानदानजपादिना
agastyasyā'śrame ramye nṛṇāṃ pāpabhayāpahe | tatra gaṃgeśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā abhakṣyodbhavapātakāt | mucyate nātra saṃdehaḥ snānadānajapādinā
No encantador āśrama de Agastya, que afasta dos homens o temor do pecado, ao contemplar Gaṅgeśvara a pessoa se liberta das faltas nascidas de alimento proibido; disso não há dúvida—sobretudo por meio do banho sagrado, da caridade, do japa e afins.
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from dialogue frame)
Tirtha: Gaṅgeśvara at Agastya-āśrama
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A serene hermitage-temple setting: Agastya’s āśrama with a Śiva-liṅga named Gaṅgeśvara; pilgrims approach after bathing, offering water, bilva leaves, and gifts; the atmosphere emphasizes release from guilt and fear.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and devotion, joined with ethical repair through rites, can cleanse even serious transgressions.
Gaṅgeśvara at Agastya’s āśrama in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Snāna (bathing), dāna (charity), and japa (recitation) are recommended alongside darśana of Gaṅgeśvara.