Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । पूजयेद्देवमीशानं सोऽग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | pūjayeddevamīśānaṃ so'gniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet
Quiconque se baigne en ce tīrtha, offre le tarpaṇa aux Pitṛs et aux divinités, et adore le Seigneur Īśāna, obtient le fruit du sacrifice Agniṣṭoma.
Narrator (Mārkaṇḍeya, contextually)
Tirtha: Kambu-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: At the river edge, a devotee in wet cloth performs tarpaṇa with cupped hands; small offerings float; then turns to a Śiva-liṅga shrine labeled Īśāna, offering bilva leaves; priests assist; subtle fire altar motif hints at Agniṣṭoma equivalence.
FAQs
Pilgrimage rites—bathing, honoring ancestors, and worshiping Śiva—can confer the merit traditionally associated with major Vedic sacrifices.
The praised site is Kambu-tīrtha (referred to here as “that tīrtha”).
Snāna at the tīrtha, tarpaṇa to Pitṛs and devas, and pūjā of Īśāna (Śiva).