Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38
तावत्तीर्थवरं विप्रः स्नानार्थं सङ्गमं गतः । मार्गगो ब्राह्मणो हर्षोद्युक्तस्तद्गतमानसः
tāvattīrthavaraṃ vipraḥ snānārthaṃ saṅgamaṃ gataḥ | mārgago brāhmaṇo harṣodyuktastadgatamānasaḥ
En ese mismo momento, un brāhmaṇa fue al excelente tīrtha, a la confluencia sagrada, para bañarse. Avanzando por el camino, el brāhmaṇa iba colmado de gozo, con la mente fija en aquel lugar santo.
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Tirtha: Revā-saṅgama (tīrtha-vara)
Type: sangam
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A brāhmaṇa traveler walks a forest path toward the shining confluence, face bright with joy; the saṅgama’s waters glimmer ahead like a sacred threshold.
FAQs
Joyful, intentional movement toward a tīrtha—especially for snāna—is portrayed as dharmic orientation of the mind and a gateway to merit.
A ‘tīrtha-vara’ identified as a ‘saṅgama’ (sacred confluence), within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage topography.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the saṅgama tīrtha.
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