Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
तस्यां च स्नानमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ततो नैमित्तिके कस्मिन्नपि प्रलय आगतः
tasyāṃ ca snānamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | tato naimittike kasminnapi pralaya āgataḥ
तस्यां स्नानमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते। ततः कस्मिंश्चित् नैमित्तिके प्रलय आगतः॥
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Mahīnadī
Type: river
Listener: Indradyumna (king)
Scene: Pilgrims bathe in a radiant river while cosmic imagery hints at dissolution—darkened sky, swirling clouds—yet the river remains luminous and protective.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snāna is portrayed as concentrated purification—simple contact with sacred waters can dissolve accumulated sin.
The river Mahīnadī (introduced in the prior verse) is glorified for its sin-destroying bath.
Snāna (bathing) in the sacred river is stated as sufficient to remove all sins.