Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 98
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्निष्कामः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यस्तीर्थं कृत्वा परं नृप
putrārthī labhate putrānniṣkāmaḥ svargamāpnuyāt | mucyate sarvapāpebhyastīrthaṃ kṛtvā paraṃ nṛpa
من يطلب ولدًا يُرزَق أولادًا، ومن كان منزّهًا عن الرغبات ينال السماء. وبعد أداء هذه الحِجّة العظمى على وجهها، أيها الملك، يتحرر المرء من جميع الآثام.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Param tīrtha of the Revā-western circuit (Revā–sea saṅgama/Bhṛgukaccha/Prabhāsa culmination)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: Pilgrims at the tīrtha: one couple praying for a child, another ascetic pilgrim offering worship without desire; the king receives instruction; the river/sea and temple presence unify the scene.
FAQs
Tīrtha-yātrā yields results according to intention, yet ultimately aims at purification and uplift beyond desire.
The verse refers to the ‘supreme tīrtha’ described in the surrounding passage of Revā-khaṇḍa (the pilgrimage circuit culminating in famed sites like Prabhāsa/Somanātha).
Undertaking the tīrtha properly (‘tīrthaṃ kṛtvā’)—i.e., completing the pilgrimage with its customary disciplines such as snāna and devotion.