[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 16.367.p38 # Skandapurana 16.367.p38 Skandapurāṇa 16.367.p38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.367.p38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p38) 36 prācīsarasvatīmāhātmyavarṇane pāṃḍavānāṃ kauravavināśottaraṃ hastināpure kṛṣṇena saha gamanam, tato yudhiṣṭhirabhīmanakulasahadevānāṃ gajapure gamanasamaye naranārāyaṇau niṣedhyau iti dvārapālānprati yudhiṣṭhireṇa kathanam, arjunena dvārapālānprati niṣedhakāraṇajijñāsayāpraśne kṛte sati taistayoḥ 'bhīṣmādipūjyajanaduryodhanādibāṃdha- vahananena doṣabhājanānniṣedha\_ iti kathite'rjunena pāpakṣālanārthopāyādiprāyaścittārtha śrīkṛṣṇaṃ prati praśnakaraṇam, tataḥ śrīkṛṣṇena prācīsarasvatītīrthasnānena pāpanivṛtti- kathanam, tadanantaraṃ sakṛṣṇenārjunena prācīsarasvatīṃ prati gamanam, tatrārjunena trirātropoṣaṇatrirātrasnānādiniyamena svapāpanivṛttikaraṇam, prācīsarasvatīprabhāvaṃ jñātvā dharmabhīmanakulasahadevādikānāmapi tatrāgamanam, arjunavatteṣāṃ snānādinā pāpanivṛttiḥ, prācīsarasvatīmāhātmyavarṇanam ..... ... 60 > 36 In the description of the māhātmya of Prācīsarasvatī, the Pāṇḍavas going to Hastināpura together with Kṛṣṇa after the destruction of the Kauravas; then, at the time of the departure of Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Nakula, and Sahadeva to the city of elephants, Yudhiṣṭhira telling the doorkeepers: “Nara and Nārāyaṇa are to be turned away”; when Arjuna questioned the doorkeepers to learn the reason for being turned away, their replying: “Because of incurring guilt by slaying venerable elders such as Bhīṣma and kinsmen such as Duryodhana, you are turned away”; Arjuna asking Śrī Kṛṣṇa about the means for expiation and purifying that sin; then Śrī Kṛṣṇa declaring the removal of the sin by bathing in the Prācīsarasvatī tīrtha; thereafter Arjuna, accompanied by Kṛṣṇa, going to the Prācīsarasvatī; there Arjuna bringing about the removal of his sin by the observance of a three-night fast, three-night ritual ablution, and other rites; learning of the power of Prācīsarasvatī, Dharmarāja, Bhīma, Nakula, Sahadeva, and the others also arriving there; the removal of their sin by bathing and other rites just like Arjuna; the description of the māhātmya of Prācīsarasvatī... 60 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.367.p37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p37) - [Next: 16.367.p39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p39) - [Up: 16.367](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.367.p38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.367.p38) · Pramāṇa