Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 123
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु दुर्गन्धो नाशमाप्तवान् । तच्छरीराद्द्विजश्रेष्ठा महत्तेजो व्यजायत
etasminneva kāle tu durgandho nāśamāptavān | taccharīrāddvijaśreṣṭhā mahattejo vyajāyata
அதே நேரத்தில் துர்நாற்றம் அழிந்தது; ஓ த்விஜச்ரேஷ்டா, அவன் உடலிலிருந்து மகத்தான தேஜஸ் வெளிப்பட்டது।
Narrator (addressing a Brahmin interlocutor/audience: ‘dvijaśreṣṭha’)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvaraja-kṣetra / Viśvāmitra-hrada
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija-śreṣṭha
Scene: A visible shift: the dark, oppressive aura dissipates; Indra’s body emits a bright radiance, and the environment feels purified—flowers seem fresher, air clearer.
FAQs
When impurity is removed, tejas naturally manifests—purity is both cleansing and illumination.
The result is linked to the Viśvāmitra-hrada bathing episode within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
The implied prescription is snāna and subsequent worship; the verse highlights the immediate phala (result).
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