Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
वन्दनादपि राजेन्द्र दौर्भाग्यं नाशमाप्नुयात् । अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमधनो धनमुत्तमम्
vandanādapi rājendra daurbhāgyaṃ nāśamāpnuyāt | aputro labhate putramadhano dhanamuttamam
হে রাজেন্দ্র, কেবল প্রণাম করলেও দুর্ভাগ্য নাশ হয়। নিঃসন্তান পুত্র লাভ করে, আর দরিদ্র উত্তম ধন পায়।
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continued narration)
Tirtha: Kurkurī-tīrtha (Ḍhauṇḍheśa-kṣetrapāla)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (rājendra)
Scene: A pilgrim bows at the feet of Ḍhauṇḍheśa; behind, symbolic imagery shows misfortune dissolving (dark cloud lifting) and blessings appearing (child in arms, coins, granary, cow).
FAQs
Even simple acts of reverence at a holy site—like vandana—are celebrated as powerful when done with faith.
Kurkurī-tīrtha and its worship culture, including reverence to the resident guardian deity.
Vandana (salutation/obeisance) as a minimal yet efficacious devotional act.