Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
यं यं कामं समाधाय तत्र तीर्थे पुमान्यदि । कृत्वा स्नानं ततो देवमर्चयेच्च महेश्वरम्
yaṃ yaṃ kāmaṃ samādhāya tatra tīrthe pumānyadi | kṛtvā snānaṃ tato devamarcayecca maheśvaram
যে ব্যক্তি যে-যে কামনা ধারণ করে সেই তীর্থে স্নান করে, তারপর দেব মহেশ্বরের অর্চনা করে—সে নিশ্চিতই নিজের অভিলষিত কামনা লাভ করে।
Śiva (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A devotee completes a river/kuṇḍa bath, steps onto the ghat, and offers bilva leaves and water to a Śiva-liṅga in a nearby shrine; the scene emphasizes the ritual order and the intensity of saṅkalpa.
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Pilgrimage becomes fruitful through intention (saṅkalpa), purification (snāna), and devotion (arcana) directed to Maheśvara.
The instruction applies to the tīrthas being discussed; specific names appear in the following verses.
Perform snāna at the tīrtha, then worship (arcana) Maheśvara with a focused intention (desired aim).
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