Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
ते मूढास्ते दुराचारास्तेषां जन्म निरर्थकम् । चन्द्रहास्यं न जानन्ति नर्मदायां व्यवस्थितम्
te mūḍhāste durācārāsteṣāṃ janma nirarthakam | candrahāsyaṃ na jānanti narmadāyāṃ vyavasthitam
Töricht sind sie, von üblem Wandel; ihre Geburt ist vergeblich—jene, die Candrahāsya nicht kennen, das an der Narmadā gegründet ist.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Tirtha: Candrahāsya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two groups on the Narmadā bank: one reverently approaching Candrahāsya with offerings; another turning away into a dusty path under a dark veil labeled ‘moha’; the river shines as a compassionate witness.
FAQs
Neglect of sacred knowledge and dharmic opportunity is portrayed as a wasted human birth; awareness of tīrthas is part of right living.
Candrahāsya-tīrtha on the river Narmadā.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse stresses knowing/recognizing the tīrtha as a prerequisite to benefiting from it.