Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
कर्तुमिच्छाम्यहं सम्यक्तीर्थयानं चतुर्मुख । आगच्छन्तु मया सार्द्धं ये यूयमिह संगताः
kartumicchāmyahaṃ samyaktīrthayānaṃ caturmukha | āgacchantu mayā sārddhaṃ ye yūyamiha saṃgatāḥ
«Ô Toi aux Quatre Visages, je souhaite entreprendre comme il se doit un pèlerinage vers les tīrthas sacrés. Venez avec moi, vous tous qui êtes rassemblés ici».
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (as the forthcoming starting point)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva addresses Brahmā with resolve, gesturing forward as if indicating a journey; devas gather with travel readiness—water pots, garlands, and banners—suggesting a sacred procession.
FAQs
Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is presented as a dharmic means of purification and renewal, undertaken with proper intent (samyak).
The verse introduces tīrtha-yātrā in general; specific tīrthas are named in the subsequent verses.
Undertaking a proper tīrtha-yātrā is the implied prescription.