Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23
यस्त्वर्चयेन्महादेवं तस्मिंस्तीर्थे युधिष्ठिर । स्नात्वाभ्यर्च्य पित्ःन् देवान् सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
yastvarcayenmahādevaṃ tasmiṃstīrthe yudhiṣṭhira | snātvābhyarcya pitḥn devān so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
Mais quiconque vénère Mahādeva en ce tīrtha, ô Yudhiṣṭhira—après s’être baigné puis avoir honoré les Pitṛs et les dieux—reçoit un mérite égal à celui de l’Aśvamedha.
Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha with Mahādeva-arcana (unnamed)
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: At a river ghat, the pilgrim completes snāna, then offers bilva leaves and water to a Śiva-liṅga; nearby, offerings are made to Pitṛs and Devas, while the narrator addresses Yudhiṣṭhira about Aśvamedha-equivalent merit.
FAQs
Devotion at a holy place can yield the same merit as grand royal sacrifices, making dharma accessible beyond kingship.
The Pattreśvara-associated tīrtha of the Revā Khaṇḍa, where Mahādeva worship grants Aśvamedha-like fruit.
Bathed first (snāna), then worship Mahādeva, and also perform reverence/worship for Pitṛs and Devas.