Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
तावन्न दृश्यते च्छाया द्वितीया स्त्रीवधोद्भवा । लघुत्वं सर्वगात्राणि संप्राप्तानि महीपते
tāvanna dṛśyate cchāyā dvitīyā strīvadhodbhavā | laghutvaṃ sarvagātrāṇi saṃprāptāni mahīpate
அதுவரை பெண்-வதைப் பாவத்தால் பிறந்த அந்த இரண்டாம் நிழல் காணப்படவில்லை; நிலத்தரசே, அவன் உடலெங்கும் இலகுத்தன்மை ஏற்பட்டது.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Raktānubandha
Type: kund
Scene: After bathing, the king stands astonished as his uncanny ‘second shadow’ is absent; his posture becomes lighter, face clearer; attendants and sages notice the change.
FAQs
Grave karmic burdens manifest in life, yet tīrtha-grace and dharmic acts can bring perceptible relief and purification.
Raktānubandha Tīrtha on Arbuda, whose snāna is shown to remove visible marks of pāpa.
Implied snāna-phala: bathing at the tīrtha yields pāpa-kṣaya signs (the ‘second shadow’ vanishes, bodily lightness arises).