Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 61
ब्राह्मणा जङ्गमं तीर्थं निर्जलं सार्वकामिकम् । येषां वाक्योदकेनैव शुध्यन्ति मलिनो जनाः
brāhmaṇā jaṅgamaṃ tīrthaṃ nirjalaṃ sārvakāmikam | yeṣāṃ vākyodakenaiva śudhyanti malino janāḥ
برہمن چلتا پھرتا تیرتھ ہیں—بے آب ہو کر بھی سب مرادیں دینے والے؛ اُن کے کلام کے ‘آب’ سے ہی آلودہ لوگ بھی پاک ہو جاتے ہیں۔
Jagannātha (continuing speech in context)
Tirtha: Jāṅgama-tīrtha (Brāhmaṇa as moving tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene assembly where a Brāhmaṇa-ācārya speaks; his words are visualized as a clear stream washing away dark stains from listeners’ bodies and minds, while physical rivers recede into the background.
FAQs
True purity is not only from waters and places; the righteous speech and blessing of Brāhmaṇas functions as a living tīrtha.
The concept of tīrtha itself is expanded—Brāhmaṇas are praised as the supreme ‘moving tīrtha’ within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage theology.
Seek purification and guidance through the words/blessings of Brāhmaṇas (sat-saṅga, āśīrvāda), not merely external bathing.