Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वतीर्थेषु पावनम् । नर्मदाया महाराज दक्षिणं कूलमाश्रितम्
tatra tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu pāvanam | narmadāyā mahārāja dakṣiṇaṃ kūlamāśritam
तेथे महापुण्य तीर्थ आहे, जे सर्व तीर्थांमध्ये पावन मानले जाते, हे महाराज; ते नर्मदेच्या दक्षिण तीरावर वसलेले आहे।
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara (south-bank Narmadā tīrtha)
Type: ghat
Listener: Royal interlocutor (‘mahārāja’)
Scene: A panoramic view of the Narmadā’s southern bank with pilgrims approaching a revered ghat; the air feels ‘pāvana’—white lotuses, clear water, and a small Siddheśvara shrine anchoring the scene.
FAQs
Puranic dharma elevates certain pilgrimage sites as uniquely purifying, encouraging sacred travel and reverence.
The tīrtha introduced in the chapter—Siddheśvara on the Narmadā’s southern bank.
None explicitly; the verse is descriptive, establishing the tīrtha’s exceptional purifying status.