Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
सदाचाराः पवित्राश्च ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवित्तमाः । तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण महापापैर्विमुच्यते
sadācārāḥ pavitrāśca brāhmaṇā brahmavittamāḥ | teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa mahāpāpairvimucyate
அந்த அந்தணர்கள் நல்லொழுக்கம் மிக்கவர்கள், புனிதமானவர்கள் மற்றும் பிரம்மத்தை அறிந்தவர்களில் சிறந்தவர்கள். அவர்களைத் தரிசித்தாலே மகாபாவங்களிலிருந்து விடுபடலாம்.
Vyāsa (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (frame implied)
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a group of serene brāhmaṇas/sages; upon mere sight, a dark aura (symbolic sin) dissolves into light; the sages are shown with Vedic implements and calm faces, embodying purity and brahma-jñāna.
FAQs
Association—even by sight—with the truly virtuous and spiritually learned purifies the mind and diminishes sin.
Dharmāraṇya is praised indirectly as a place where such pure and learned brāhmaṇas dwell.
Darśana (reverent seeing/meeting) of the virtuous is presented as a purificatory spiritual practice.