Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
तत्तीर्थं सर्वतीर्थानां प्रवरं लोकविश्रुतम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
tattīrthaṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ lokaviśrutam | tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ tatra samācaret
ആ തീർത്ഥം എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിലും ശ്രേഷ്ഠവും ലോകവിഖ്യാതവും ആകുന്നു; അതിനാൽ പരമശ്രമത്തോടെ അവിടെ സ്നാനം ആചരിക്കണം।
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Māmuhrada (by immediate context)
Type: kund
Listener: King (mahīpati)
Scene: A herald-like sage points toward the shining waters of the tīrtha, while pilgrims prepare for bathing with water pots and clean cloth; the mountain and shrine stand as witnesses to the injunction.
FAQs
When a tīrtha is declared supreme, the proper response is earnest practice—pilgrimage becomes a disciplined spiritual act, not mere travel.
The same celebrated tīrtha in this passage—Māmuhrada/Mudgaleśvara’s associated sacred bathing place.
Snāna (ritual bath) is explicitly enjoined, to be done with full effort and sincerity.