Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा पूजयेत्पितृदेवताः । देवीं पश्यति यो भक्त्या मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā pūjayetpitṛdevatāḥ | devīṃ paśyati yo bhaktyā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
Di tīrtha itu, setelah mandi suci, seseorang hendaknya memuja para dewa Pitṛ (leluhur). Siapa pun yang memandang Dewi di sana dengan bhakti, dibebaskan dari segala dosa dan kejatuhan.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Siddheśvarī tīrtha (within Revā/Narmadā region)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim bathes at the tīrtha, offers water to Pitṛs, then approaches the shrine of Siddheśvarī Devī with folded hands; a sense of cleansing and release pervades the scene.
FAQs
Pilgrimage dharma integrates ancestral reverence and devotion to the Devī, culminating in purification from sin.
The tīrtha connected with Siddheśvarī/Vaiṣṇavī Devī in Revā Khaṇḍa (the verse does not provide the precise toponym).
Snāna at the tīrtha, Pitṛ-pūjā, and Devī-darśana performed with bhakti.