Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । तस्यैवानन्तरं तात देवतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । दृष्ट्वा तु श्रीपतिं पापैर्मुच्यते मानवो भुवि
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tasyaivānantaraṃ tāta devatīrthamanuttamam | dṛṣṭvā tu śrīpatiṃ pāpairmucyate mānavo bhuvi
ಮಾರ್ಕಂಡೇಯನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ತಾತಾ! ಅದರ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಅನುತ್ತಮ ದೇವತೀರ್ಥವಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀಪತಿಯನ್ನು ದರ್ಶನಮಾತ್ರದಿಂದ ಭುವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾನವನು ಪಾಪಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Devatīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by subsequent verses)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya points out Devatīrtha on the Revā’s bank; pilgrims approach a Viṣṇu shrine where Śrīpati stands with Lakṣmī, the river shimmering beside them; the atmosphere conveys immediate purification through sight.
FAQs
Darśana (reverent beholding) of the deity at a praised tīrtha is itself a potent purifier, removing pāpa.
Devatīrtha, where Śrīpati is worshipped/seen, is declared ‘anuttama’ (unsurpassed).
Darśana of Śrīpati at Devatīrtha—presented as a simple yet efficacious act.
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