Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
कारणानुगतं कार्यमिदं शुक्रादभूद्वपुः । कथं विशुद्धिमायाति क्षालितांगारवद्वद
kāraṇānugataṃ kāryamidaṃ śukrādabhūdvapuḥ | kathaṃ viśuddhimāyāti kṣālitāṃgāravadvada
Ang bungang ito’y sumusunod sa sanhi: ang katawang ito’y nagmula sa semilya. Sabihin mo—paano pa ito makaaabot sa kadalisayan, gaya ng uling na hinugasan ngunit nananatiling maitim?
Lomaśa
Scene: A sage uses a striking simile: washing charcoal cannot make it white; similarly, the body’s material origin challenges claims of inherent purity—prompting a turn to inner purification.
FAQs
Bodily purity is limited; true purification is ethical and spiritual, not merely physical.
No site is mentioned; the verse is a philosophical reflection supporting dispassion.
No explicit ritual; it critiques reliance on external cleansing alone.