Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
स मुक्तपातकैः सर्वेर्विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात् । तीर्थानामुत्तमं तीर्थं यत्र संनिहितो हरिः
sa muktapātakaiḥ sarverviṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt | tīrthānāmuttamaṃ tīrthaṃ yatra saṃnihito hariḥ
Von allen Sünden befreit gelangt er in Viṣṇus Welt. Dies ist das höchste tīrtha unter den tīrthas—wo Hari selbst gegenwärtig ist.
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa narrative context; exact speaker not in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous Viṣṇu presence (Hari-sannidhi) sanctifying a tīrtha; pilgrims approach after bathing, hands folded, aura of purification and ascent to Viṣṇuloka implied.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes supreme when God is believed to be truly present there, making it a direct means for purification and liberation.
The unnamed Dharmāraṇya tīrtha of this chapter, characterized as ‘the best’ because Hari is said to dwell there.
Not a specific rite in this verse; it emphasizes the result of tīrtha-sevā—freedom from sins and attainment of Viṣṇu-loka.