Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 57
संन्यासं कुरुते यस्तु भृगुतीर्थे विधानतः । स मृतः परमं स्थानं गच्छेद्वै यच्च दुर्लभम्
saṃnyāsaṃ kurute yastu bhṛgutīrthe vidhānataḥ | sa mṛtaḥ paramaṃ sthānaṃ gacchedvai yacca durlabham
Celui qui embrasse le saṃnyāsa à Bhṛgutīrtha selon la règle prescrite, à sa mort atteint la Demeure suprême, si difficile à obtenir.
Rudra/Śiva
Tirtha: Bhṛgutīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Janamejaya (addressed as Pāṇḍava/mahārāja in the surrounding verses)
Scene: On the quiet bank of Revā at Bhṛgutīrtha, an ascetic candidate receives saṃnyāsa—shaven head, ochre cloth, staff and waterpot—before a small shrine and sacred river; the atmosphere is austere and luminous.
FAQs
Rightly performed renunciation at a sanctified tīrtha becomes a direct means toward the highest, rare spiritual attainment.
Bhṛgutīrtha (within the Bhṛgukaccha māhātmya of Revā Khaṇḍa).
Taking saṃnyāsa at Bhṛgutīrtha in accordance with vidhāna (proper procedural rule).