Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
गोकर्णो भृगुकच्छश्च भृगुतुंगश्च पुष्करम् । श्रीपर्वतादि तीर्थानि धारातीर्थं तथैव च
gokarṇo bhṛgukacchaśca bhṛgutuṃgaśca puṣkaram | śrīparvatādi tīrthāni dhārātīrthaṃ tathaiva ca
ഗോകർണം, ഭൃഗുകച്ഛം, ഭൃഗുതുങ്ഗം, പുഷ്കരം, ശ്രീപർവതാദി തീർത്ഥങ്ങൾ, അതുപോലെ ധാരാതീർത്ഥം—ഇവയും മോക്ഷദായകമായ പ്രസിദ്ധ പുണ്യതീർത്ഥങ്ങളായി എണ്ണപ്പെടുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Pan-Indian mukti-prada tīrtha list (Gokarṇa, Bhṛgukaccha, Bhṛgutunga, Puṣkara, Śrīparvata-ādi, Dhārātīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sadharmiṇī (the faithful wife) and/or the immediate interlocutor in the chapter’s dialogue
Scene: A sage recites a garland of sacred place-names; behind him, a stylized map-like panorama shows sea-shore Gokarṇa, a river-port Bhṛgukaccha, a hill of Bhṛgu, lotus-filled Puṣkara lake with Brahmā’s shrine, and a towering Śrīparvata with a Śiva temple; pilgrims carry water-pots and staffs.
FAQs
The text affirms a broad pilgrimage ecology: diverse regions and shrine-hills are all honored as capable of supporting the soul’s liberation-aim.
Gokarṇa, Puṣkara, and Śrīparvata (commonly identified with Śrīśaila) are key named sites, alongside Bhṛgukaccha and others.
None explicitly; the implied practice is tīrtha-yātrā with customary worship, bathing where available, and offerings.