Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
सहस्रगुणितं पुण्यमन्यस्थानादवाप्यते । दृष्टं त्वया तत्र देशे सम्यक्चैवावधारितम् । तदर्चित्वा परान् कामानाप्स्यसि त्वं न संशयः
sahasraguṇitaṃ puṇyamanyasthānādavāpyate | dṛṣṭaṃ tvayā tatra deśe samyakcaivāvadhāritam | tadarcitvā parān kāmānāpsyasi tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Das Verdienst, das man dort erlangt, wird tausendfach größer als das, was man anderswo gewinnt. Du hast jenen Ort gesehen und ihn recht erkannt. Wenn du Ihn dort verehrst, wirst du die höchsten Wünsche erlangen—daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Mūlaśrīpati/Revā-tīrtha (as referenced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher-figure points to the sacred landscape; the deity’s shrine radiates; pilgrims perform arcana with flowers and lamps; a visual motif of ‘thousand rays’ suggests sahasra-guṇa merit.
FAQs
Sacred geography magnifies spiritual effort; worship performed at a tīrtha yields intensified merit and fulfillment.
The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha region is the implied sacred setting where merit is said to become thousandfold.
Worship (arcana) at the specified sacred place is recommended for multiplied merit and attainment of aims.