Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
यत्र वै स्नानमात्रेण ब्रह्महत्या प्रणश्यति । तस्यापि सन्निधौ पार्थ रेवाया उत्तरे तटे
yatra vai snānamātreṇa brahmahatyā praṇaśyati | tasyāpi sannidhau pārtha revāyā uttare taṭe
எங்கே நீராடுதல் மட்டுமாலே பிரஹ்மஹத்தியா பாவமும் அழிகிறதோ—ஓ பார்த்தா, அந்த (சுக்ல தீர்த்தத்தின்) அருகே, ரேவா நதியின் வடகரையில்.
Sūta
Tirtha: Śukla-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Arjuna (Pārtha)
Scene: On the northern bank of the Revā, pilgrims immerse at Śukla-tīrtha; a radiant aura surrounds the water, symbolizing the dissolution of even brahma-hatyā; a sage points to the exact bank-side locus.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrthas are portrayed as exceptionally compassionate: even grave sins are said to be dissolved through sincere contact, emphasizing divine mercy tied to sacred geography.
The vicinity of Śukla-tīrtha on the northern bank of the Revā (Narmadā).
Snāna (ritual bath/immersion) is explicitly prescribed as efficacious—even ‘snāna-mātra’ (by bathing alone).