Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15
तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणी वाक्यं भीतभीतावदन्नृप । तद्वस्त्रं तु मया विप्र स्नात्वा ह्यन्तः कृतं महत्
tacchrutvā brāhmaṇī vākyaṃ bhītabhītāvadannṛpa | tadvastraṃ tu mayā vipra snātvā hyantaḥ kṛtaṃ mahat
یہ بات سن کر برہمنی خوف سے کانپتی ہوئی بولی، “اے راجن! اے قابلِ تعظیم برہمن! وہ لباس میرے ہاتھ لگ گیا؛ میں نے غسل کر کے اسے اندرونی حصے میں رکھ دیا—یہ مجھ سے بڑی بے ادبی و خطا ہو گئی۔”
Brāhmaṇī (the woman)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha ambit
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇī, trembling, admits she bathed and then placed the sage’s garment inside her inner quarters, calling it a grave impropriety; the sage listens, tension rising.
FAQs
Dharma is protected by truthful confession and careful conduct; even fear should lead one to honesty and rectification rather than concealment.
The broader setting is the Revā-khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred region), though this verse itself focuses on a moral incident rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
Snāna (bathing) is explicitly mentioned, highlighting the theme of śauca (purity) before handling sensitive matters.