Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा पूजयेत्पितृदेवताः । पूजिते तु महादेवे वाजपेयफलं लभेत्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayetpitṛdevatāḥ | pūjite tu mahādeve vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet
En ce tīrtha, celui qui s’y baigne et rend un culte aux Pitṛs et aux divinités : lorsque Mahādeva y est adoré, on obtient le fruit du sacrifice Vājapeya.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: A king (rājendra)
Scene: At the river-ford, a devotee offers tarpaṇa to Pitṛs with cupped hands, then turns to a Śiva-liṅga shrine under a bilva tree; a celestial banner reads ‘Vājapeya-phala’.
FAQs
Tīrtha-worship integrates duties to ancestors and gods; devotion to Mahādeva at a holy place is equated with great Vedic sacrificial merit.
Koṭitīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa, praised for granting exalted yajña-phala through worship.
Snāna at the tīrtha, followed by worship of Pitṛs and deities, especially pūjā of Mahādeva.