Shloka 426
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
अत्राप्लुत्य सुघोरात् त्वं पातकाद् विप्रमोक्ष्यसे । देवेन्द्र! सरस्वती और अरुणाका यह संगम महान् पुण्यदायक तीर्थ है। तुम यहाँ यज्ञ करो और अनेक प्रकारके दान दो। फिर उसमें स्नान करके तुम भयानक पातकसे मुक्त हो जाओगे'
atra āplutya sughorāt tvaṁ pātakād vipramokṣyase | devendra! sarasvatyā aruṇākāyāś ca ayaṁ saṅgamo mahān puṇyadāyaka tīrthaḥ | tvaṁ iha yajñaṁ kuru anekaprakāraṁ ca dānaṁ dehi | tataḥ tatra snātvā tvaṁ bhayānakāt pātakāt mukto bhaviṣyasi ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：“在此沐浴，你将从极其可怖的罪业中解脱。噢，天帝（Devendra）！萨拉斯瓦蒂与阿鲁那迦两河交汇之处，是大功德的圣渡（tīrtha）。你当在此行祭，并施种种布施；随后入水沐浴，便可洗除那令人战栗的罪垢。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grave moral fault (pātaka) is addressed through a dharmic program of atonement: approach a sacred tīrtha, perform yajña (ritual responsibility) and dāna (social-ethical generosity), and purify oneself through snāna—linking inner reform with outward acts that restore order and merit.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a powerful pilgrimage site—the confluence of the Sarasvatī and Aruṇākā—and instructs Devendra (Indra) that by performing sacrifice, giving varied gifts, and bathing there, he will be freed from a terrifying sin.