Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
अग्नितीर्थे महापुण्ये सर्वपातकनाशने । ततः कलियुगे प्राप्ते भ्रातृभिश्च समन्वितः
agnitīrthe mahāpuṇye sarvapātakanāśane | tataḥ kaliyuge prāpte bhrātṛbhiśca samanvitaḥ
અગ્નિતીર્થમાં—જે મહાપુણ્યદાયક અને સર્વ પાપનો નાશ કરનાર છે—ત્યાં, પછી કલિયુગ પ્રાપ્ત થતાં, તે પોતાના ભાઈઓ સાથે સમન્વિત થઈ પ્રગટ થયો।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A coastal sacred ford named Agnitīrtha, with pilgrims approaching the shore; the atmosphere suggests a threshold of ages (Kali-yuga onset) and the promise of sin-destruction.
FAQs
Even in Kali Yuga, tīrthas like Agnitīrtha retain sin-destroying power, affirming the enduring refuge of sacred geography and devotion.
Agnitīrtha within Prabhāsakṣetra, praised as mahāpuṇya and sarvapātakanāśana.
Not specified in this verse; it identifies Agnitīrtha’s purificatory power, typically associated with tīrtha-darśana and snāna in the māhātmya context.