Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
एवं निश्चित्य मनसा प्रभाते समुपस्थिते । शंखतीर्थं समासाद्य कृत्वा स्नानं तथा परम्
evaṃ niścitya manasā prabhāte samupasthite | śaṃkhatīrthaṃ samāsādya kṛtvā snānaṃ tathā param
ครั้นตั้งจิตแน่วแน่ดังนี้ ครั้นรุ่งอรุณมาถึง เขาไปถึงสังขตีรถะ และอาบน้ำชำระอันประเสริฐ
Narrator (deduced: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-like purāṇic narrator in Māhātmya narrative)
Tirtha: Śaṃkhatīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: At sunrise, the pilgrim descends stone steps into a sacred waterbody named Śaṃkhatīrtha; light glints on ripples, suggesting cleansing and renewal.
FAQs
When remorse is sincere, one should promptly turn to dharmic remedies—especially tīrtha-snāna undertaken with resolve.
Śaṃkhatīrtha is explicitly named as the place approached for purification.
Snāna (ritual bath) at Śaṃkhatīrtha is performed as a purificatory act.