Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
अकोपनोऽमलमतिः सत्यवादी दृढव्रतः । आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु सतीर्थफलमश्नुते । तीर्थान्यनुसरन्धीरः श्रद्दधानः समाहितः । कृतपापो विशुद्ध्येत किं पुनः शुद्धकर्मकृत्
akopano'malamatiḥ satyavādī dṛḍhavrataḥ | ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu satīrthaphalamaśnute | tīrthānyanusarandhīraḥ śraddadhānaḥ samāhitaḥ | kṛtapāpo viśuddhyeta kiṃ punaḥ śuddhakarmakṛt
Wer ohne Zorn ist, dessen Geist makellos, der die Wahrheit spricht, in Gelübden standhaft ist und alle Wesen sich selbst gleich achtet—der erlangt die wahre Frucht der Tīrthas. Der standhafte Pilger, der den heiligen Stätten mit Glauben und gesammeltem Geist folgt—selbst wenn er Sünden beging, wird er gereinigt; wie viel mehr erst, wer schon in reinen Taten steht!
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-tīrthas (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A composed pilgrim offers water to the Ganga, speaking gently to fellow travelers; scenes of helping the poor and honoring vows appear as vignettes around a central image of calm, faith-filled circumambulation of a Kāśī shrine.
FAQs
Faithful pilgrimage joined with truth, vows, and compassion purifies even past wrongdoing and perfects merit.
The verse speaks generally of tīrthas within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework—i.e., the sacred circuit of Kāśī and its sanctifying power.
To ‘follow/visit’ the tīrthas with śraddhā (faith) and samādhi-like composure (samāhita), supported by vows and truthfulness.