Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
तयैवमुक्ता विप्रास्तु आहुस्तां विपुलेक्षणाम् । स्नात्वा च सर्वे पास्यामो गोरसं तु त्वयाहृतम्
tayaivamuktā viprāstu āhustāṃ vipulekṣaṇām | snātvā ca sarve pāsyāmo gorasaṃ tu tvayāhṛtam
ครั้นได้ฟังดังนั้น พราหมณ์ทั้งหลายจึงกล่าวแก่เทวีผู้มีเนตรกว้างว่า “พวกเราทั้งหมดจะอาบน้ำชำระก่อน แล้วจึงดื่มโครสที่ท่านนำมา”
Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ), addressing Gaurī
Type: kund/ghat (implied forthcoming)
Scene: The sages, addressed by Gaurī, respond with folded hands, requesting to bathe first; Gaurī stands poised, compassionate, as if ready to grant a bathing place.
FAQs
Purity and order (snāna first, then acceptance) reflect disciplined dharma even while receiving divine kindness.
An ‘uttama tīrtha’ (excellent bathing place) in the Prabhāsa region is about to be manifested/used.
Snāna (ritual bathing) is explicitly stated as a prerequisite before drinking the offered milk.