Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
तत्र तीर्थे पुनर्गत्वा तपः कृत्वा सुदुष्करम् । पूजयित्वा द्विजान्भक्त्या यास्येते द्वारकां पुनः
tatra tīrthe punargatvā tapaḥ kṛtvā suduṣkaram | pūjayitvā dvijānbhaktyā yāsyete dvārakāṃ punaḥ
पुन्हा त्या तीर्थस्थानी जाऊन ते अत्यंत दुष्कर तप करतील; आणि भक्तिभावाने द्विजांची पूजा करून ते पुन्हा द्वारकेस जातील।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Dvārakā; plus an unnamed tīrtha previously referenced
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: Pilgrims/divine brothers at a riverside or sacred ford performing austerities; then honoring brāhmaṇas with offerings; finally a sea-girt golden Dvārakā on the horizon as they depart/arrive.
FAQs
True tīrtha practice joins austerity with humility—honoring the learned and living a life of devotion alongside pilgrimage.
The tīrtha under discussion in the chapter—Yojaneśvara—linked here to the onward journey to Dvārakā.
Performing severe tapas at the tīrtha and worshipping/honoring dvijas (brāhmaṇas) with devotion.