Skandapurana 2.1.41.20

2.1.41.20

19 atha brahmādīnāṃ nairantaryeṇa śrīveṅkaṭācale sthitivarṇanam, śrīveṅkaṭācalārohaṇasamayānusaṃdhānakramaḥ, pāpavināśanākhyatīrthamāhātmyam, dṛḍhamatyākhyaśūdravṛttāntaḥ, dṛḍhamataye sumatyākhyavipraprakāśitakarmānuṣṭhānakramaḥ, śūdrasya vaidikakarmopadeśena sumatyanubhūtadurgatiḥ, athāgastyoktyā durgatyapanodārthaṃ sumaterveṅkaṭādrigamanam, sumateḥ pāpanāśanasnānena durgatyapanodanam, vaidikakarmānuṣṭhāturdṛḍhamaterdurgatiprāptyapanodanam 25 2

19. Now, the description of Brahmā and others dwelling constantly on Mount Veṅkaṭa; the proper method of meditation at the time of ascending Mount Veṅkaṭa; the māhātmya of the sacred ford called Pāpavināśana; the account of the Śūdra named Dṛḍhamati; the order of performance of religious duties revealed to Dṛḍhamati by the brahmin named Sumati; the misery experienced by Sumati due to instructing a Śūdra in Vedic rituals; then, Sumati's going to Mount Veṅkaṭa for the dispelling of his misery on the word of Agastya; the dispelling of Sumati's misery through bathing in Pāpanāśana; the dispelling of the misery incurred by Dṛḍhamati, the performer of Vedic rituals. [25.2]