Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
रक्तचन्दनमिश्रेण यदर्घ्येण फलं स्मृतम् । तत्र तीर्थे नृपश्रेष्ठ स्नात्वा तत्फलमाप्नुयात्
raktacandanamiśreṇa yadarghyeṇa phalaṃ smṛtam | tatra tīrthe nṛpaśreṣṭha snātvā tatphalamāpnuyāt
Ô meilleur des rois, quel que soit le fruit déclaré naître de l’offrande d’un arghya mêlé de santal rouge—en se baignant dans ce même tīrtha, on obtient ce fruit-là.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Type: ghat
Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha (best of kings)
Scene: A pilgrim-king (or addressed ruler) stands at a riverbank tīrtha; a brass arghya-vessel holds water scented with red sandalwood; the act is mirrored by the pilgrim stepping into the sacred waters, implying equivalence of merit.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s sanctity is so exalted that bathing there grants merits comparable to refined ritual offerings.
The same tīrtha under discussion in this adhyāya—Sāṃvaura/Sāṃvaureśvara region.
Arghya offering with rakta-candana is referenced; the verse emphasizes snāna at the tīrtha as yielding equivalent merit.