Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा विधिना जपेद्द्विजान् । तस्य कोटिगुणं पुण्यं जायते नात्र संशयः
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā vidhinā japeddvijān | tasya koṭiguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
En ce tīrtha sacré, quiconque s’y baigne puis accomplit le japa selon la règle, avec la bénédiction des deux-fois-nés, voit naître pour lui un mérite millionnaire; il n’y a là aucun doute.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (unspecified sub-tīrtha in Revākhaṇḍa context)
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A pilgrim at a river-tīrtha completes a ritual bath, then sits on kuśa grass facing east, counting japa on a mālā while learned brāhmaṇas stand nearby reciting blessings; the river glitters with morning light.
FAQs
Disciplined practice (vidhi) at a tīrtha magnifies spiritual merit exponentially.
The same Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha being discussed (Puṣkariṇī/Sūrya worship locale in the Vimaleśvara circuit).
Bathe at the tīrtha and perform japa according to proper rules, with due respect to the dvijas.