Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42
तत्र तीर्थे सकृत्स्नानं रुद्रलोकप्रदं नृणाम् । पापदेहविशुद्धयर्थं पापेनोपहतात्मनाम्
tatra tīrthe sakṛtsnānaṃ rudralokapradaṃ nṛṇām | pāpadehaviśuddhayarthaṃ pāpenopahatātmanām
اس تیرتھ میں ایک بار غسل کرنا ہی انسانوں کو رودرلوک عطا کرتا ہے؛ یہ اُن کے جسم اور باطن کی پاکیزگی کے لیے ہے جن کی آتما گناہ سے مجروح ہو چکی ہو۔
Bhūta (continued narration)
Tirtha: Govatsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims enter the sacred waters of Govatsa for a single, solemn bath; above, a subtle vision of Rudraloka/Śiva’s realm is suggested, indicating the promised fruit; the scene emphasizes purification of both body and mind.
FAQs
Sacred bathing is presented as both moral purification and a Śaiva soteriological promise (attainment of Rudraloka).
The chapter’s featured tīrtha (Govatsa region) where even one bath is said to yield Rudraloka.
Sakṛt-snāna—bathing once at the tīrtha for purification and spiritual fruit.