Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
ब्रह्मघ्नाश्च सुरा पाश्च ये चान्ये पापकारिणः । तत्र स्नात्वा विमुच्यंते यत्र प्राची सरस्वती
brahmaghnāśca surā pāśca ye cānye pāpakāriṇaḥ | tatra snātvā vimucyaṃte yatra prācī sarasvatī
బ్రాహ్మణహంతకులు, సురాపానులు మరియు ఇతర పాపకారులూ—ప్రాచీ సరస్వతి ఉన్న ఆ స్థలంలో స్నానం చేసినచో—విముక్తి పొందుదురు।
Kṛṣṇa (continuing instruction)
Tirtha: Prācī Sarasvatī
Type: ghat
Scene: At a riverbank tīrtha marked by ancient stones and sacred trees, penitents—some burdened by grave sins—enter the waters of the Prācī Sarasvatī; the river glows as if carrying Vedic purity, while unseen devas witness the release from pāpa.
FAQs
The Purāṇic tīrtha tradition emphasizes divine mercy: sincere purification at an exalted tīrtha can release even grave sinners.
Prācī Sarasvatī tīrtha is praised as a powerful sin-destroying sacred ford.
Bathing (snāna) at Prācī Sarasvatī is stated as the key purificatory act.