Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम् । अश्वमेधस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayetparameśvaram | aśvamedhasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ
Barang siapa mandi di tīrtha itu lalu memuja Parameśvara, ia memperoleh pahala yang setara dengan buah yajña Aśvamedha.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate continuation into Adhyāya 153 where he speaks)
Tirtha: Bhārgaleśvara-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King
Scene: Pilgrim bathing at a river ford near a Śiva shrine, then offering bilva and lamps to the liṅga; the scene conveys ‘Aśvamedha-tulya’ grandeur through divine radiance rather than royal pomp.
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes spiritually complete when tīrtha-snān (sacred bathing) is joined with devotion and worship of Śiva.
A tīrtha within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography) is praised; the verse refers to “that tīrtha” described in the surrounding passage.
Bathing at the tīrtha followed by worship (pūjā) of Parameśvara (Śiva).