Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
पिप्पलेश्वरतीर्थे द्वे माण्डव्येश्वरसंज्ञिते । द्वीपेश्वरद्वयं चैव प्राह तद्वद्भृगूद्वहः । उत्तरेश्वरतीर्थे द्वे अशोकेशद्वयी तथा
pippaleśvaratīrthe dve māṇḍavyeśvarasaṃjñite | dvīpeśvaradvayaṃ caiva prāha tadvadbhṛgūdvahaḥ | uttareśvaratīrthe dve aśokeśadvayī tathā
Ada dua tīrtha Pippaleśvara yang dikenal dengan nama Māṇḍavyeśvara. Keturunan Bhṛgu yang mulia juga menyatakan sepasang Dvīpeśvara. Demikian pula ada dua tīrtha Uttareśvara, serta sepasang Aśokeśa.
A sage (muni), identified here as ‘best of Bhṛgu’s line’ (bhṛgūdvahaḥ)
Tirtha: Pippaleśvara/Māṇḍavyeśvara (pair), Dvīpeśvara (pair), Uttareśvara-tīrtha (pair), Aśokeśa (pair)
Type: temple
Listener: dvijas / pilgrims
Scene: A river-island and tree-shrine composition: twin Pippaleśvara liṅgas beneath grand aśvattha (pippala) trees with hanging roots; a sage (Bhṛgu lineage) gestures while reciting; twin Dvīpeśvara shrines on small river islets with boats approaching; twin Uttareśvara shrines marked by a north-pointing banner; twin Aśokeśa shrines surrounded by aśoka trees in bloom, pilgrims offering flowers seeking relief from sorrow.
FAQs
Holy places are authenticated through ṛṣi testimony; the Purāṇa frames pilgrimage as participation in an ancient, lineage-backed sacred map.
Pippaleśvara/Māṇḍavyeśvara, Dvīpeśvara, Uttareśvara, and Aśokeśa sites in the Revā Khaṇḍa enumeration.
None; the verse is a location catalog, implying standard tīrtha observances (snāna, pūjā, pradakṣiṇā).