वशिष्ठं पुरतः कृत्वा सर्वसार्थसमायुतम् । हरपापह्रदे तीर्थे स्थितोहं तद्नुग्रहात्
vaśiṣṭhaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā sarvasārthasamāyutam | harapāpahrade tīrthe sthitohaṃ tadnugrahāt
وشیِشٹھ کو پیشِ پیش رکھ کر، تمام قافلے کے ساتھ، اُس کے انُگرہ سے میں ‘ہرپاپ ہرد’ نامی تیرتھ میں ٹھہر گیا۔
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa default narration)
Tirtha: Harapāpa-hrada
Type: kund
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A caravan arrives at a serene lake/pond; Vasiṣṭha leads at the front; the deity stands established at the tīrtha; the water glows with purificatory power, suggesting pāpa-haraṇa.
A tīrtha becomes spiritually accessible through guru-like guidance and anugraha (grace), not merely through travel.
Harapāpa-hrada tīrtha (the ‘Sin-destroying Lake of Hara’) within Kāśī’s sacred domain.
No direct rite is stated here; the verse establishes the sanctity and authoritative lineage (Vasiṣṭha’s lead) connected to the tīrtha.