Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38
तावत्तीर्थवरं विप्रः स्नानार्थं सङ्गमं गतः । मार्गगो ब्राह्मणो हर्षोद्युक्तस्तद्गतमानसः
tāvattīrthavaraṃ vipraḥ snānārthaṃ saṅgamaṃ gataḥ | mārgago brāhmaṇo harṣodyuktastadgatamānasaḥ
À cet instant, un brāhmane se rendit au tīrtha d’excellence, au confluent sacré, pour s’y baigner. Cheminant, le brāhmane était rempli de joie, l’esprit tendu vers ce lieu saint.
Unknown (narrative voice)
Tirtha: Revā-saṅgama (tīrtha-vara)
Type: sangam
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A brāhmaṇa traveler walks a forest path toward the shining confluence, face bright with joy; the saṅgama’s waters glimmer ahead like a sacred threshold.
FAQs
Joyful, intentional movement toward a tīrtha—especially for snāna—is portrayed as dharmic orientation of the mind and a gateway to merit.
A ‘tīrtha-vara’ identified as a ‘saṅgama’ (sacred confluence), within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage topography.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the saṅgama tīrtha.