Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
तीर्थप्रसंगात्तीर्थांगमप्युक्तं त्वत्पुरोमया । स्वर्गसाधनमेवैतन्मोक्षोपायश्च वै भवेत्
tīrthaprasaṃgāttīrthāṃgamapyuktaṃ tvatpuromayā | svargasādhanamevaitanmokṣopāyaśca vai bhavet
તીર્થોના પ્રસંગે મેં તમારી સમક્ષ તીર્થયાત્રાના અંગોપાંગ પણ વર્ણવ્યા છે. આ નિશ્ચયે સ્વર્ગસાધન છે અને મોચ્ષનો સત્ય ઉપાય પણ છે.
Skanda
Tirtha: Tīrtha-saṅga (general) within Kāśī discourse
Type: kshetra
Listener: ‘tvam’ addressed listener (a principal interlocutor, likely a sage)
Scene: A teacher-narrator addresses a seated audience, gesturing toward a map-like vision of sacred rivers and cities; the atmosphere is contemplative, emphasizing instruction as a spiritual act.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not mere travel; its disciplines (tīrthāṅga) are presented as a soteriological path—granting both svarga and mokṣa.
The verse summarizes tīrtha-teaching generally within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, setting the stage for the special glory of Avimukta-Kāśī.
No single rite; it references the broader set of tīrthāṅgas already taught (such as snāna, upavāsa, śrāddha, and muṇḍana).