Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
ईश्वर उवाच । ततः प्रभृति तत्तीर्थं प्रख्यातं धरणीतले । दशाश्वमेधिकमिति सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
īśvara uvāca | tataḥ prabhṛti tattīrthaṃ prakhyātaṃ dharaṇītale | daśāśvamedhikamiti sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
Īśvara dit : «Dès lors, ce tīrtha devint célèbre sur la terre sous le nom de “Daśāśvamedhika”, celui qui anéantit tous les péchés.»
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Daśāśvamedhika
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) declares the tīrtha’s renown on earth; a sacred shoreline/riverbank with pilgrims, banners naming ‘Daśāśvamedhika’.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s enduring power lies in its divinely affirmed capacity to purify, making sacred geography a living support for dharma.
Daśāśvamedhika Tīrtha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Implicitly, tīrtha-sevā such as bathing and worship; the verse emphasizes the site’s sin-destroying nature.