Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
ततः स्नानं प्रकर्तव्यमन्यथा दोष उच्यते । किं न श्रुतस्त्वया प्रोक्तः श्लोकः पद्मभुवा पुरा
tataḥ snānaṃ prakartavyamanyathā doṣa ucyate | kiṃ na śrutastvayā proktaḥ ślokaḥ padmabhuvā purā
ततः स्नानं प्रकर्तव्यं, अन्यथा दोष उच्यते। किं न श्रुतस्त्वया पूर्वं पद्मभुवा पुरा प्रोक्तः श्लोकः॥
Suhṛdaya
Type: ghat
Scene: A teacher-like ascetic points to the bank, instructing a pilgrim: ‘Only after the proper steps should you bathe’; a subtle aura suggests Brahmā’s ancient ordinance.
FAQs
Ritual acts at tīrthas should follow authoritative procedure; negligence becomes a doṣa (ritual fault).
No named tīrtha; the emphasis is on universally applicable tīrtha discipline backed by Brahmā’s teaching.
Bathe only after following the proper preliminary steps; otherwise it is considered faulty.