Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
तत्तीर्थं सर्वतीर्थानां प्रवरं लोकविश्रुतम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
tattīrthaṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ lokaviśrutam | tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ tatra samācaret
Ce gué sacré est le plus éminent de tous les tīrthas, renommé dans le monde entier. Aussi faut-il, de tout son effort, s’y baigner.
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Māmuhrada (by immediate context)
Type: kund
Listener: King (mahīpati)
Scene: A herald-like sage points toward the shining waters of the tīrtha, while pilgrims prepare for bathing with water pots and clean cloth; the mountain and shrine stand as witnesses to the injunction.
FAQs
When a tīrtha is declared supreme, the proper response is earnest practice—pilgrimage becomes a disciplined spiritual act, not mere travel.
The same celebrated tīrtha in this passage—Māmuhrada/Mudgaleśvara’s associated sacred bathing place.
Snāna (ritual bath) is explicitly enjoined, to be done with full effort and sincerity.