Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
तच्छ्रुत्वा पार्थिवो राजन्निमिः परमदुर्मनाः । बभूव न कृतं पूर्वं यतस्तीर्थावगाहनम्
tacchrutvā pārthivo rājannimiḥ paramadurmanāḥ | babhūva na kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ yatastīrthāvagāhanam
అది విని, ఓ రాజా, పార్థివుడైన నిమి అత్యంత దుఃఖితుడయ్యాడు; ఎందుకంటే అతడు పూర్వం తీర్థాలలో అవగాహన-స్నానం చేయలేదని గ్రహించాడు।
Pulastya
Listener: A king addressed as ‘rājan’ (here Nimi is the immediate subject)
Scene: King Nimi, crowned yet downcast, stands near a sacred waterbody; his posture shows regret as he realizes he has not performed tīrtha-immersion.
FAQs
Awareness of neglected dharma (like tīrtha-snān) can awaken remorse that turns one back toward pilgrimage, purification, and spiritual effort.
Tīrthas in general are emphasized here, within the Arbuda setting leading to Jambū Tīrtha’s particular praise.
Tīrtha-avagāhana—entering and bathing/immersing in a sacred ford.