Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76
त्वयोद्वाह्या यद्य वश्यमहमेवं महाबल । अस्नातां नोद्वह विभो स्नानं कर्त्तुं च देहि मे
tvayodvāhyā yadya vaśyamahamevaṃ mahābala | asnātāṃ nodvaha vibho snānaṃ karttuṃ ca dehi me
यदि त्वयैव ममोद्वाहः कर्तव्यः, हे महाबल; तर्हि अस्नातां मां मा नोद्वह, हे विभो। स्नानं कर्तुं मेऽनुज्ञां देहि।
Sarasvatī (Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A maiden respectfully addresses a mighty lord (personified mountain/guardian), requesting permission to bathe before the wedding; the setting hints at a sacred coastal/kshetra ambience.
FAQs
Even amid crisis, dharma emphasizes śauca (purity); ritual bathing is upheld as a prerequisite for sacred acts.
Within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, the request for snāna echoes the tīrtha-culture of sacred bathing associated with holy places.
Snāna (ritual bathing) is explicitly requested as necessary before the marriage rite.