Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82
अपेयस्त्वं तथा भावि स्वादमात्रेण केवलम् । गंडूषमपि पीतं च तोयस्याशुभनाशनम्
apeyastvaṃ tathā bhāvi svādamātreṇa kevalam | gaṃḍūṣamapi pītaṃ ca toyasyāśubhanāśanam
تم پینے کے لائق نہیں ٹھہرو گے، صرف ذائقہ چکھنے کے لیے۔ پھر بھی اس پانی کا گنڈوش—یعنی منہ میں لے کر کلی کرنا بھی—نحوست و اَشُبھ کا ناس کرنے والا ہے۔
Īśvara (narrator framing the dialogue; statement about Sāgara’s water and its ritual use)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa sacred waters (toya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim performs gandūṣa—cupping a small amount of water to rinse—while elders gesture a gentle prohibition against drinking; the water glows subtly, signifying purification despite minimal use.
FAQs
Even when a substance is not for ordinary consumption, its sacred use in tīrtha-context purifies and removes sin.
The sacred sea waters of Prabhāsa (Somnāth region).
Svāda (tasting) and gaṇḍūṣa (mouth-rinsing sip) of the holy water for removing aśubha.