Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं तीर्थं सदा गोप्यं कृतं मया । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं सर्वदोषघ्नमुत्तमम्
guhyādguhyataraṃ tīrthaṃ sadā gopyaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvadoṣaghnamuttamam
C’est un tīrtha plus secret que le secret lui-même, que j’ai toujours tenu caché—saint et suprême, ôtant tous les péchés et détruisant toute imperfection.
Unspecified in snippet (custodian/revealer of the tīrtha’s secret)
Tirtha: Śūlabheda
Type: kshetra
Listener: king (nṛpa)
Scene: The tīrtha is depicted as hidden—perhaps a secluded pool or cleft marked by a trident sign—guarded by natural barriers; the narrator gestures as if entrusting a secret, while the king listens attentively.
FAQs
Some sacred practices and places are treated as ‘guhya’—to be approached with reverence, purity, and eligibility—yet they grant vast purification.
The secret tīrtha identified as Śūlabheda in this Adhyāya’s context.
No specific rite is named; the verse emphasizes the tīrtha’s exceptional status and purificatory power.