Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं सर्वदुःखघ्नमुत्तमम् । तत्र तीर्थे प्रतिष्ठाप्य देवदेवं जगद्गुरुः
sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaduḥkhaghnamuttamam | tatra tīrthe pratiṣṭhāpya devadevaṃ jagadguruḥ
That holy place removes all sins—most auspicious and excellent, the destroyer of all sorrow. There, at that tīrtha, the Teacher of the world consecrated the God of gods.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Cakatīrtha/Śūlabheda tīrtha (as sarva-pāpa-hara, sarva-duḥkha-ghna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpottama
Scene: A consecration scene on the riverbank: priests and devotees around a liṅga, pouring water and milk; the atmosphere suggests relief from sorrow—faces softened, hands in prayer; the river glows as if absorbing sins.
FAQs
Pilgrimage places sanctified by divine consecration are taught as powerful for removing sin and alleviating suffering.
A tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa (Revā/Narmadā sacred landscape), praised as sin-destroying and sorrow-dispelling.
Pratiṣṭhā (ritual installation/consecration) of the deity at the tīrtha is referenced.