Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । गच्छेत्ततः क्षोणिनाथ तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं दशकन्येति विश्रुतम् । महादेवकृतं पुण्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | gacchettataḥ kṣoṇinātha tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ daśakanyeti viśrutam | mahādevakṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya bersabda: Setelah itu, wahai penguasa bumi, hendaklah engkau pergi ke tīrtha yang amat indah—suci dan pemusnah segala dosa—yang termasyhur bernama Daśakanyā. Itulah tempat suci yang ditegakkan oleh Mahādeva dan menganugerahkan buah semua hasrat yang benar.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Daśakanyā-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King (addressed as kṣoṇinātha / narādhipa)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya points out a radiant river-ford named Daśakanyā; the tīrtha glows with Śiva’s presence, pilgrims approaching with offerings and folded hands.
FAQs
Śiva-founded tīrthas are portrayed as engines of purification and dharmic fulfillment, granting both cleansing of sin and attainment of desired fruits.
Daśakanyā-tīrtha, renowned within the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage circuit.
The prescription is to visit (gacchet) the tīrtha; specific ritual details are not stated in this verse.