Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92
ततस्तं पापनिर्मुक्तं तेजसा भास्करोपमम् । दृष्ट्वा पुत्रास्तथा मर्त्याः प्रणेमुस्तुष्टिसंयुताः
tatastaṃ pāpanirmuktaṃ tejasā bhāskaropamam | dṛṣṭvā putrāstathā martyāḥ praṇemustuṣṭisaṃyutāḥ
ततः तं पापनिर्मुक्तं तेजसा भास्करोपमम् । दृष्ट्वा पुत्राश्च मर्त्याश्च तुष्टियुक्ताः प्रणेमिरे ॥
Unspecified in snippet (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Bhrūṇagarta (implied cause of purification)
Type: kund
Scene: The king returns glowing like the sun; sons and townspeople gather, hands folded, bowing with relief and joy; the scene is bright, morning-like, with a celebratory yet devotional tone.
FAQs
Purification through dharma and tīrtha manifests outwardly as clarity, radiance, and renewed social harmony.
The episode pertains to Bhrūṇagarta, associated with removal of grave sin.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes the fruit (phala) of purification.
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