Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । शृणु वक्ष्येऽद्य ते राजन्कपिलातीर्थमुत्तमम् । येन ते विस्मयः सर्वः श्रुत्वा गच्छति भारत
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | śṛṇu vakṣye'dya te rājankapilātīrthamuttamam | yena te vismayaḥ sarvaḥ śrutvā gacchati bhārata
मार्कण्डेय म्हणाले—हे राजन्, ऐक; आज मी तुला उत्तम कपिला-तीर्थ सांगतो. हे भारत, हे ऐकल्यावर तुझा सर्व विस्मय शांत होऊन निवृत्त होईल.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kapilā Tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājā (addressed as Bhārata)
Scene: A forest-āśrama setting: sage Mārkaṇḍeya seated calmly, addressing a king with a gesture of instruction; a subtle hint of a riverine tīrtha in the background, signaling the forthcoming Kapilā Tīrtha narrative.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (reverent listening) to māhātmya is itself transformative, dispelling doubt and grounding faith in dharma.
Kapilā-tīrtha, introduced as an ‘uttama’ (excellent) pilgrimage ford in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
The implied practice is śravaṇa—listening attentively to the tīrtha’s māhātmya as a preparatory devotional act.