Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 91
स्नात्वा तु विमले तोये दर्भग्रन्थिं निबन्धयेत् । मस्तके बाहुमूले वा नाभ्यां वा गलकेऽपि वा
snātvā tu vimale toye darbhagranthiṃ nibandhayet | mastake bāhumūle vā nābhyāṃ vā galake'pi vā
پاکیزہ پانی میں غسل کرکے دَربھا گھاس کی گرہ باندھے—سر پر، یا بازو کی جڑ میں، یا ناف پر، یا گلے پر بھی۔
Unspecified in snippet (Revākhaṇḍa ritual instruction)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from clear water, wrings wet cloth, then carefully ties a small knot of darbha grass on head/arm/navel/throat; nearby, a priest indicates the correct placement; the riverbank is serene.
FAQs
Purity and ritual discipline are emphasized: sacred bathing is followed by a protective/ritual binding of darbha.
The practice is situated within Revā-kṣetra observances; the exact tirtha name is not specified in the excerpt.
Snāna in pure water followed by tying a darbha-grass knot at specified body locations.