Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
मलैर्द्वादशभिः किट्टं भिन्नं देहाद्बहिर्व्रजेत् । कर्णाक्षिनासिकाजिह्वादताः शिश्नं गुदं नखाः
malairdvādaśabhiḥ kiṭṭaṃ bhinnaṃ dehādbahirvrajet | karṇākṣināsikājihvādatāḥ śiśnaṃ gudaṃ nakhāḥ
द्वादशभिर्मलैर्भिन्नं किट्टं देहाद्बहिर्व्रजेत्। कर्णाक्षिनासिकाजिह्वादन्तशिश्नगुदनखैः॥
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A schematic yogic anatomy: the body shown with highlighted ‘mala-outlets’ and the concept of kiṭṭa exiting, contrasted with a calm yogin observing without aversion—pure discrimination rather than disgust.
FAQs
It encourages detachment by showing the body as a site of constant impurities, motivating purity and spiritual striving.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit rite; the broader implication supports śauca (purity) as a dharmic discipline.