Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । गच्छेत्ततः क्षोणिनाथ तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं दशकन्येति विश्रुतम् । महादेवकृतं पुण्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | gacchettataḥ kṣoṇinātha tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ daśakanyeti viśrutam | mahādevakṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam
श्री मार्कंडेय म्हणाले—हे क्षोणिनाथा! त्यानंतर परम शोभायमान, सर्वपापहर व पुण्य असे ‘दशकन्या’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध तीर्थ गाठावे. हे महादेवांनी प्रतिष्ठित केलेले पवित्र स्थान असून धर्म्य सर्व कामनांचे फल देणारे आहे.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Daśakanyā-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King (addressed as kṣoṇinātha / narādhipa)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya points out a radiant river-ford named Daśakanyā; the tīrtha glows with Śiva’s presence, pilgrims approaching with offerings and folded hands.
FAQs
Śiva-founded tīrthas are portrayed as engines of purification and dharmic fulfillment, granting both cleansing of sin and attainment of desired fruits.
Daśakanyā-tīrtha, renowned within the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage circuit.
The prescription is to visit (gacchet) the tīrtha; specific ritual details are not stated in this verse.