Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
तेन सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु तर्पिता नात्र संशयः । न चैतद्धृदि मंतव्यं क्षारमेतज्जलं हि यत्
tena sarveṣu tīrtheṣu tarpitā nātra saṃśayaḥ | na caitaddhṛdi maṃtavyaṃ kṣārametajjalaṃ hi yat
તે કર્મથી તેઓ જાણે સર્વ તીર્થોમાં તર્પિત થયા હોય તેમ તૃપ્ત થાય છે—એમાં શંકા નથી. અને ‘આ જળ ખારું છે’ એવો વિચાર હૃદયમાં ન કરવો.
Devas (continuing the praise of the tīrtha)
Tirtha: Mahī-tīrtha (as indicated by surrounding verses)
Type: sangam
Scene: Pilgrims at a coastal/estuarine tīrtha offer tarpaṇa with cupped hands; a teacher gestures to calm doubts as the water appears brackish; subtle divine presence indicates ‘all tīrthas’ gathered invisibly.
FAQs
Do not reduce sacred acts to material doubts; the tīrtha’s sanctity transcends the water’s taste.
The Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama, implicitly identified by the mention of salty water.
An instruction of attitude (bhāva): do not doubt the ritual efficacy due to the water being saline.