Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । पत्त्रेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । यत्र सिद्धो महाभागश्चित्रसेनसुतो बली
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | pattreśvaraṃ tato gacchetsarvapāpapraṇāśanam | yatra siddho mahābhāgaścitrasenasuto balī
श्री मार्कण्डेय म्हणाले—त्यानंतर सर्वपाप-प्रणाशक पत्त्रेश्वरास जावे; जिथे महाभाग व बलवान चित्रसेनपुत्राने सिद्धी प्राप्त केली.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Pattreśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya points the way to Pattreśvara: a pilgrim path leading to a Śiva shrine; the aura of the liṅga suggests ‘all-sin-destroying’; a heroic devotee (Citrasena’s son) is shown attaining siddhi through tapas.
FAQs
Pilgrimage to a praised tīrtha, undertaken with faith, is presented as a purifier that supports spiritual attainment (siddhi).
Pattreśvara, described as ‘sarvapāpa-praṇāśana’ (destroyer of all sins).
The prescription is to ‘go’ (gacchet) to Pattreśvara as an act of tīrtha-yātrā; no specific snāna/dāna is stated in this verse.