Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
एतस्मात्कारणात्पूर्वं तत्तोयं सर्वपापहृत् । यद्गोमुखेन भूयोऽपि भूतले प्रकटीकृतम्
etasmātkāraṇātpūrvaṃ tattoyaṃ sarvapāpahṛt | yadgomukhena bhūyo'pi bhūtale prakaṭīkṛtam
ด้วยเหตุนี้เอง น้ำนั้นจึงเป็นผู้ชำระบาปทั้งปวงมาแต่กาลก่อน เพราะได้ปรากฏขึ้นอีกครั้งบนพื้นพิภพโดยทางโคมุขะ
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomukha-prakāśita tīrtha-jala
Type: ghat
Listener: dvijās/dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A gomukha-shaped spout in rock releases clear sacred water onto the earth; pilgrims gather with folded hands; the scene emphasizes the ‘re-manifestation’ of holy water.
FAQs
Sacred waters revealed by divine arrangement become enduring means of purification when approached with faith.
Gomukha-tīrtha, whose water is praised as sarvapāpahṛt (sin-destroying).
Implicitly, use of the tīrtha-water (especially for snāna/ablution) as a purifier, though not stated as a command here.