Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
वाग्यतः प्रव्रजेत्तावद्यावत्सीमां न लङ्घयेत् । शूलभेदं ततो गत्वा स्नानं कुर्याद्यथाविधि
vāgyataḥ pravrajettāvadyāvatsīmāṃ na laṅghayet | śūlabhedaṃ tato gatvā snānaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi
En gardant le silence, qu’on avance sans franchir la limite. Puis, se rendant à Śūlabheda, qu’on se baigne selon le rite prescrit.
Īśvara (Śiva/Śaṅkara)
Tirtha: Śūlabheda
Type: ghat
Listener: Uttānapāda
Scene: A pilgrim group led by the performer walks silently along a path to a river/ford; a boundary marker behind; ahead, a sign-like emblem of ‘Śūlabheda’ with trident imagery; bathing steps at the water.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is disciplined worship: restraint of speech and rule-based bathing purify the pilgrim before sacred rites.
Śūlabheda is explicitly named as the place where the prescribed snāna is to be performed.
Observe silence while proceeding; do not cross the boundary; then go to Śūlabheda and perform ritual bathing as per injunction.