Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
भट्टिकाऽपि ततः स्नात्वा शुक्लांबरधरा शुचिः । सर्वैः परिजनैः सार्धं तथा निज कुटुंबकैः
bhaṭṭikā'pi tataḥ snātvā śuklāṃbaradharā śuciḥ | sarvaiḥ parijanaiḥ sārdhaṃ tathā nija kuṭuṃbakaiḥ
ต่อมา นางภัฏฏิกาก็อาบน้ำชำระกายจนบริสุทธิ์ นุ่งห่มผ้าขาว แล้วออกเดินทางพร้อมด้วยบริวารทั้งปวง และญาติวงศ์ของตน
Narrator
Scene: Bhaṭṭikā, freshly bathed, in white garments, proceeds with attendants and family toward the ritual site; the group is orderly and serene.
FAQs
Purification is embodied—through bathing, clean attire, and disciplined conduct—before performing sacred acts in a tīrtha setting.
The verse continues a tīrtha-mahātmya narrative without naming the site in this line.
Snāna (ritual bathing) and donning white garments as preparatory observances for a purification rite.