Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
मृत्तिके हर मे पापं यन्मया पूर्वसंचितम् । त्वया हतेन पापेन पूतः संवत्सरं भवेत्
mṛttike hara me pāpaṃ yanmayā pūrvasaṃcitam | tvayā hatena pāpena pūtaḥ saṃvatsaraṃ bhavet
Ô đất sét linh thiêng, xin hãy trừ diệt tội lỗi mà con đã tích tụ từ thuở trước. Khi tội ấy bị Người tiêu trừ, người ấy được thanh tịnh trọn một năm.
Prahlāda (continuation of mṛttikā-mantra)
Tirtha: Dvārakā mṛttikā (Gomatī-taṭa)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim smears sacred clay on limbs and forehead; a subtle aura indicates ‘year-long purity’ as a protective radiance; attendants hold water pots and darbha.
FAQs
Purification is portrayed as tangible and time-bound merit gained through reverent tīrtha-rituals.
The instruction is part of the Gomatī tīrtha regimen in Dvārakā-māhātmya, where even the local clay is purificatory.
Reciting a prayer to mṛttikā while applying/touching it, seeking destruction of accumulated sin and year-long purity.