Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
तीर्थप्रसंगात्तीर्थांगमप्युक्तं त्वत्पुरोमया । स्वर्गसाधनमेवैतन्मोक्षोपायश्च वै भवेत्
tīrthaprasaṃgāttīrthāṃgamapyuktaṃ tvatpuromayā | svargasādhanamevaitanmokṣopāyaśca vai bhavet
Aprovechando la ocasión de hablar de los tīrthas, he expuesto también ante ti las disciplinas auxiliares de la peregrinación. Esto es en verdad un medio para el cielo y también un auténtico camino hacia la liberación (mokṣa).
Skanda
Tirtha: Tīrtha-saṅga (general) within Kāśī discourse
Type: kshetra
Listener: ‘tvam’ addressed listener (a principal interlocutor, likely a sage)
Scene: A teacher-narrator addresses a seated audience, gesturing toward a map-like vision of sacred rivers and cities; the atmosphere is contemplative, emphasizing instruction as a spiritual act.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not mere travel; its disciplines (tīrthāṅga) are presented as a soteriological path—granting both svarga and mokṣa.
The verse summarizes tīrtha-teaching generally within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, setting the stage for the special glory of Avimukta-Kāśī.
No single rite; it references the broader set of tīrthāṅgas already taught (such as snāna, upavāsa, śrāddha, and muṇḍana).