Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 39
यादृशी भावना यस्य सिद्धिर्भवति तादृशी । उक्ततीर्थफलानां च पुराणेषु स्मृतिष्वपि
yādṛśī bhāvanā yasya siddhirbhavati tādṛśī | uktatīrthaphalānāṃ ca purāṇeṣu smṛtiṣvapi
ആർക്കെങ്ങനെ ഭാവനയുണ്ടോ, അങ്ങനെ തന്നെയാണ് സിദ്ധിയും ലഭിക്കുന്നത്. തീർത്ഥഫലങ്ങൾ പുരാണങ്ങളിലും സ്മൃതികളിലും പ്രസ്താവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: All tīrthas (with Revā as immediate frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two pilgrims at the same river: one reverent and focused, the other distracted and skeptical; above them, a symbolic scroll labeled Purāṇa/Smṛti, indicating scriptural testimony; the river remains the same, but their inner aura differs.
FAQs
The fruit of pilgrimage depends greatly on inner intention; faith and mindset shape spiritual outcomes.
Tīrthas collectively are validated; the verse emphasizes their praised fruits across Purāṇic and Smṛti literature.
Maintain right bhāvanā (sincere devotional intention) to realize the promised tīrtha benefits.