Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
देवैरुक्तानि तीर्थानि योऽत्र स्नानं समाचरेत् । देवतीर्थे स सर्वत्र स्नातो भवति मानवः
devairuktāni tīrthāni yo'tra snānaṃ samācaret | devatīrthe sa sarvatra snāto bhavati mānavaḥ
مَن اغتسل هنا في هذا التيرثا الذي نطقت به الآلهة—فبالاغتسال في ديفاتيرثا يُعَدُّ الإنسان كأنه اغتسل في جميع المواضع المقدسة.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Devātīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at a serene river-ford labeled Devātīrtha; devas subtly present in the sky as witnesses; a devotee completes snāna with folded hands, suggesting ‘all tīrthas’ gathered into one luminous spot.
FAQs
Devātīrtha is portrayed as a ‘universal tīrtha’: one sincere act there can substitute for many pilgrimages.
Devātīrtha, explicitly named as conferring the merit of bathing everywhere.
Snāna (ritual bathing) performed properly at Devātīrtha.
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