Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
मूलस्थानं ततः पश्येत्स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम् । गुह्याद्गुह्यतरस्तत्र विशेषस्तु श्रुतो मया
mūlasthānaṃ tataḥ paśyetsa gacchetparamāṃ gatim | guhyādguhyatarastatra viśeṣastu śruto mayā
Dann, nachdem er Mūlasthāna geschaut hat, gelangt er zum höchsten Zustand. Dort, so habe ich vernommen, gibt es eine Besonderheit, noch geheimer als das Geheimnis.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Mūlasthāna (Bhāskara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Implied audience)
Scene: After bathing and offerings, the pilgrim approaches the Mūlasthāna shrine and beholds the radiant Sūrya icon; the atmosphere suggests a hidden sanctity beyond words.
FAQs
Darśana (sacred beholding) of a tīrtha is portrayed as transformative, capable of leading toward the highest spiritual goal.
Mūlasthāna (within the Sūryatīrtha context).
To behold/visit (paśyet) Mūlasthāna as part of the pilgrimage observance.