Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
आजन्मशतसाहस्रं यत्पापं कुरुते नरः । सकृत्स्नात्वा व्यपोहेत सागरे लवणाम्भसि
ājanmaśatasāhasraṃ yatpāpaṃ kurute naraḥ | sakṛtsnātvā vyapoheta sāgare lavaṇāmbhasi
Bao nhiêu tội lỗi con người gây tạo qua hàng trăm nghìn kiếp—chỉ cần tắm một lần trong biển nước mặn, liền có thể rũ bỏ hết.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-samudra-snānā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from the salt ocean, water streaming, as dark smoke-like ‘sins’ dissolve into the waves; the horizon glows as if the tīrtha itself grants absolution, with unseen devas witnessing.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snānā is portrayed as a powerful purificatory act capable of dissolving deep karmic impurity.
The ocean at/near Prabhāsa-kṣetra, revered as a purifier in this māhātmya.
A single bath (sakṛt-snāna) in the salty ocean as a means of purification.