Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 68
कुरुक्षेत्रं यथा पुण्यं रवितीर्थं श्रुतं मया । ईश्वरेण पुरा ख्यातं षण्मुखस्य नराधिप
kurukṣetraṃ yathā puṇyaṃ ravitīrthaṃ śrutaṃ mayā | īśvareṇa purā khyātaṃ ṣaṇmukhasya narādhipa
De même que Kurukṣetra est saint, ainsi ai-je entendu que l’est Ravitīrtha. Ô roi, jadis Īśvara l’a proclamé à Ṣaṇmukha (Skanda).
Unnamed Purāṇic narrator (quoting a received tradition of Śiva’s proclamation)
Tirtha: Ravitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Narādhipa (king)
Scene: A narrative flashback: Īśvara proclaims the greatness of Ravitīrtha to Ṣaṇmukha; the present narrator tells the king that Ravitīrtha is as holy as Kurukṣetra.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma elevates certain local tīrthas to pan-Indian stature by equating their merit with famed sites like Kurukṣetra.
Ravitīrtha, explicitly compared to Kurukṣetra in sanctity.
No specific ritual here; it establishes the tīrtha’s authoritative fame via Śiva’s ancient proclamation.