Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
यत्र तीर्थे सर्वतीर्थफलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । तत्तीर्थं ब्रूहि संवर्त तिष्ठामो यत्र वै वयम्
yatra tīrthe sarvatīrthaphalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ | tattīrthaṃ brūhi saṃvarta tiṣṭhāmo yatra vai vayam
“ഹേ സംവർതാ, ഏത് തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ മനുഷ്യന് എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥഫലവും ലഭിക്കുന്നു? ആ തീർത്ഥം പറയുക; ഞങ്ങൾ അവിടെ താമസിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു।”
Group of sages/assembly (addressing Saṃvarta)
Tirtha: Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama (to be named explicitly next verse)
Type: sangam
Listener: Saṃvarta
Scene: Seekers ask Saṃvarta to name the one tīrtha that grants the fruit of all tīrthas, expressing their wish to dwell there in austerity and devotion.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not mere travel; the right tīrtha, approached with faith and guidance, concentrates vast merit and supports liberation.
This verse asks for the name of the tīrtha that yields the fruit of all tīrthas; the specific site is not stated in the given snippet.
A resolve to stay at (reside near) the supreme tīrtha is implied; no specific snāna, dāna, or japa is stated here.