Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
भावेन यो नरस्तत्र कश्चित्स्नानं समाचरेत् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
bhāvena yo narastatra kaścitsnānaṃ samācaret | sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaloke mahīyate
جو کوئی شخص وہاں خلوصِ دل اور بھاؤ کے ساتھ اشنان کرے، وہ تمام گناہوں سے پاک ہو کر برہما لوک میں عزّت پاتا ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra snāna-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-seeker interlocutor (typical māhātmya audience)
Scene: A lone pilgrim bathes with folded hands and closed eyes, radiating devotion; above, a subtle vision of Brahmaloka—lotus-like realm—signifying honor after sinlessness.
FAQs
Inner disposition (bhāva) transforms a simple rite like snāna into a powerful means of purification and elevation.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where even a single devoted bath is praised as highly efficacious.
Snāna at the tīrtha performed with bhāva (devotional intent).