Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
सोऽपि पापैरशेषैस्तु मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । गुग्गुलं दहते यस्तु द्विधा चित्तविवर्जितः
so'pi pāpairaśeṣaistu mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | guggulaṃ dahate yastu dvidhā cittavivarjitaḥ
सोऽपि पापैरशेषैस्तु मुच्यते नात्र संशयः। गुग्गुलं दहते यस्तु द्विधा चित्तविवर्जितः॥
Śiva (Śaṅkara)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: An ascetic/devotee offers guggulu resin into a small fire; fragrant smoke rises in spirals toward a shrine, while the devotee’s face shows unwavering concentration.
FAQs
Single-minded devotion and sincere offering purify the practitioner and remove accumulated wrongdoing.
A Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha praised in Revā Khaṇḍa, Avantīkhaṇḍa.
Burning/offerings of guggulu (as incense) with an undistracted mind as part of tīrtha-based worship and austerity.
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