Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 150
देशाद्देशांतरं गत्वा वनाच्चैव वनांतरम् । तीर्थेतीर्थे कृतश्राद्धाः सुसंत सत्यव्रतपरायणाः । ते गता दूरमध्वानं हनुमद्दर्शनार्थिनः
deśāddeśāṃtaraṃ gatvā vanāccaiva vanāṃtaram | tīrthetīrthe kṛtaśrāddhāḥ susaṃta satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ | te gatā dūramadhvānaṃ hanumaddarśanārthinaḥ
انتقلوا من بلدٍ إلى بلد، ومن غابةٍ إلى غابة، وأقاموا الشِّرادها في كل تيرثا. هادئين، ملازمين لنذر الصدق، قطعوا طريقًا بعيدًا يلتمسون دارشَنَ هانومان.
Unspecified narrator (pilgrimage narrative)
Tirtha: Series of tīrthas en route (unnamed in this verse) culminating in Hanumān-darśana
Type: kshetra
Scene: A band of vow-keeping pilgrims traverses long distances—crossing regions and forests—stopping at each tīrtha to perform śrāddha; their faces are calm and resolute, all oriented toward the goal of seeing Hanumān.
FAQs
Pilgrimage sanctified by truthfulness and ancestral rites becomes a powerful path toward divine vision.
The verse praises tīrthas in general (‘tīrthe tīrthe’) rather than naming one location.
Śrāddha performed repeatedly at various tīrthas during pilgrimage.