Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35
स्नात्वा तीर्थाभिगमनं हविष्यैकान्नभोजनम् । वर्जयेत्पतितालापं बहुभाषणमेव च
snātvā tīrthābhigamanaṃ haviṣyaikānnabhojanam | varjayetpatitālāpaṃ bahubhāṣaṇameva ca
ஸ்நானம் செய்து தீர்த்தத்திற்குச் சென்று ஹவிஷ்ய வகையான எளிய புனித அன்னமே உண்ண வேண்டும். பதிதர்களுடன் உரையாடலும், அதிகமாகப் பேசுதலும்—இரண்டையும் தவிர்க்க வேண்டும்.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: General tīrtha-ācāra after snāna
Type: ghat
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna) implied from preceding verse
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from river snāna, wet cloth wrung out, then walks silently toward a shrine; a small havis meal (plain rice/ghee) is offered; the pilgrim turns away from a noisy group, choosing quiet companionship of sādhus.
FAQs
Purity is guarded by disciplined diet, sacred bathing, and restraint in speech and company.
The instruction applies broadly to tīrtha-visits, framed in the Revā/Narmadā pilgrimage setting.
Snāna before tīrtha-approach, eating simple havis-like food, and avoiding impure association and excessive talking.