Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
इत्येवं मृदमालिप्य स्नानं कुर्य्याद्यथाविधि । आपो अस्मानिति स्नात्वा शृणुध्वं यत्फलं लभेत्
ityevaṃ mṛdamālipya snānaṃ kuryyādyathāvidhi | āpo asmāniti snātvā śṛṇudhvaṃ yatphalaṃ labhet
Sa ganitong paraan, matapos pahiran ang sarili ng banal na lupa, dapat maligo ayon sa itinakdang tuntunin. Pagkaligo habang binibigkas ang “āpo asmān…”, pakinggan ngayon ang bunga (biyaya) na matatamo.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Gomatī snāna (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims, bodies anointed with sacred clay, enter the river in an orderly manner; a priest leads Vedic recitation; the scene transitions toward a ‘phala’ proclamation.
FAQs
Ritual purity is completed through correct sequence—mṛttikā application, mantra, and lawful bathing—leading to promised spiritual results.
The bathing rite pertains to the Gomatī tīrtha in the Dvārakā region.
Smear sacred clay, bathe per rule, and recite the Vedic formula ‘āpo asmān…’ during the bath.