Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततो महौजसं गच्छेत्तीर्थं पातकनाशनम् । यस्मिन्स्नातो नरो राजंस्तेजसा युज्यते ध्रुवम् । ब्रह्महत्याग्निना शक्रः पुरा दैन्यं परं गतः
pulastya uvāca | tato mahaujasaṃ gacchettīrthaṃ pātakanāśanam | yasminsnāto naro rājaṃstejasā yujyate dhruvam | brahmahatyāgninā śakraḥ purā dainyaṃ paraṃ gataḥ
पुलस्त्य उवाच—ततो राजन् महौजसं तीर्थं पातकनाशनं गच्छेत्। यस्मिन् स्नातो नरः ध्रुवं तेजसा युज्यते। पुरा ब्रह्महत्याग्निना शक्रो दैन्यं परं गतः।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Mahaujas Tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: King (rājan / manu-jādhipa)
Scene: Pulastya instructs a king about Mahaujas Tīrtha; in a parallel vignette, Indra appears scorched and humbled, seeking relief from brahma-hatyā, with the tīrtha waters shining as a remedy.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and tīrtha-bathing purify grave sin and restore tejas—spiritual vitality and dignity.
Mahaujas Tīrtha, described as pātaka-nāśana (sin-destroying).
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Mahaujas Tīrtha to regain tejas and cleanse sin.