Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 150
देशाद्देशांतरं गत्वा वनाच्चैव वनांतरम् । तीर्थेतीर्थे कृतश्राद्धाः सुसंत सत्यव्रतपरायणाः । ते गता दूरमध्वानं हनुमद्दर्शनार्थिनः
deśāddeśāṃtaraṃ gatvā vanāccaiva vanāṃtaram | tīrthetīrthe kṛtaśrāddhāḥ susaṃta satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ | te gatā dūramadhvānaṃ hanumaddarśanārthinaḥ
ពួកគេធ្វើដំណើរពីដែនទៅដែន ពីព្រៃទៅព្រៃ ហើយបានធ្វើស្រាទ្ធនៅតាមទីរថៈគ្រប់កន្លែង។ ដោយចិត្តស្ងប់ និងឧស្សាហ៍ក្នុងសច្ចវ្រត ពួកគេបានធ្វើដំណើរឆ្ងាយ ដើម្បីស្វែងរកទស្សនៈព្រះហនុមាន។
Unspecified narrator (pilgrimage narrative)
Tirtha: Series of tīrthas en route (unnamed in this verse) culminating in Hanumān-darśana
Type: kshetra
Scene: A band of vow-keeping pilgrims traverses long distances—crossing regions and forests—stopping at each tīrtha to perform śrāddha; their faces are calm and resolute, all oriented toward the goal of seeing Hanumān.
FAQs
Pilgrimage sanctified by truthfulness and ancestral rites becomes a powerful path toward divine vision.
The verse praises tīrthas in general (‘tīrthe tīrthe’) rather than naming one location.
Śrāddha performed repeatedly at various tīrthas during pilgrimage.