Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
तदा प्रभृति विख्यातं तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् । तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु च
tadā prabhṛti vikhyātaṃ tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam | tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā caturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu ca
Dès lors, le tīrtha devint célèbre comme destructeur des péchés. L’homme qui se baigne à ce gué sacré—surtout au quatorzième tithi et au huitième—
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Tilādeśvara-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Addressed as ‘Pārtha’ in the immediate context of the passage (royal listener)
Scene: Pilgrims descend stone steps to the Revā ford at dawn; they bathe while priests recite mantras; a banner or shrine indicates Tilādeśvara; the lunar calendar marks aṣṭamī/caturdaśī.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bathing at a consecrated tīrtha, done on auspicious lunar days, is praised as a powerful means of pāpa-kṣaya (sin-removal).
Tilādeśvara tīrtha in the Revā (Narmadā) region.
Snāna (ritual bath) at the tīrtha, particularly on caturdaśī (14th tithi) and aṣṭamī (8th tithi).