Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13
यथा मानसमभ्येत्य वायसा यांति हंसताम् । यथामृतं सकृत्पीत्वा नरो देवत्वमाप्नुयात्
yathā mānasamabhyetya vāyasā yāṃti haṃsatām | yathāmṛtaṃ sakṛtpītvā naro devatvamāpnuyāt
جیسے کوا مانسروور تک پہنچ کر ہنس سا ہو جاتا ہے؛ اور جیسے آدمی ایک بار امرت پی کر بھی دیوتا پن پا لیتا ہے—
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not stated in this excerpt)
Tirtha: Mānasarovar
Type: kund
Scene: A symbolic tableau: dark crows alight at the luminous waters of Mānasarovar and gradually assume the grace and whiteness of haṃsas; nearby, a single sip of amṛta is offered, signifying instant deva-bhāva.
FAQs
A single true contact with purity can elevate one’s very nature, just as sacred influence reshapes identity.
Mānasarovar is referenced as a paradigmatic sacred place; the immediate narrative tīrtha is not named in this excerpt.
None directly; the verse uses sacred-place and amṛta imagery to explain rapid purification.