Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
ते मूढास्ते दुराचारास्तेषां जन्म निरर्थकम् । चन्द्रहासं न जानन्ति ये रेवायां व्यवस्थितम्
te mūḍhāste durācārāsteṣāṃ janma nirarthakam | candrahāsaṃ na jānanti ye revāyāṃ vyavasthitam
ते मूर्ख आहेत, ते दुराचारी आहेत आणि त्यांचा जन्म निरर्थक आहे, जे रेवा नदीवर स्थित 'चंद्रहास' तीर्थाला जाणत नाहीत.
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual, Revā Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Candrahāsa (Revā-tīrtha)
Type: ghat
Listener: King (mahīpāla)
Scene: On the banks of the Revā, a revered shrine/spot named Candrahāsa; pilgrims approach with folded hands while a contrasting group turns away in heedlessness, underscoring ‘knowing vs. not knowing’ the tīrtha.
FAQs
Neglect of dharma and sacred knowledge is portrayed as making human life unfulfilled; reverence for tīrthas supports righteous living.
Candrahāsa tīrtha located on the Revā (Narmadā).
No specific rite is stated; the verse urges recognition and reverence of the tīrtha.