Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
धौतपापं तु तत्तेन नाम्ना लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तत्र स्थितो महादेवस्तुष्ट्यर्थं भृगुसत्तमे
dhautapāpaṃ tu tattena nāmnā lokeṣu viśrutam | tatra sthito mahādevastuṣṭyarthaṃ bhṛgusattame
اسی سبب وہ دنیا میں ‘دھوت پاپ’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے، یعنی ‘گناہ دھلا ہوا’۔ وہاں مہادیو وِراجمان ہیں، بھِرگو شریشٹھ (رِشی بھِرگو) کی تسکین اور عنایت کے لیے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Dhauta-pāpa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dhauta-pāpa tīrtha with a visible Śiva-liṅga or Mahādeva’s subtle manifestation; Bhṛgu stands in reverence; the bull nearby; pilgrims witness the sanctity and the ‘renowned’ nature of the place.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s power is tied to divine presence—Śiva’s abiding sanctifies the place and makes it famed for purification.
Dhauta-pāpa tīrtha, celebrated for washing away sin and for Mahādeva’s presence.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse explains the tīrtha’s name and Śiva’s abiding there.