Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 111
चक्रतीर्थं गताश्चक्रुः स्नानं केचिद्विधानतः । शुचयस्ते जनाः सर्वे स्नात्वा देवाशिलोपरि
cakratīrthaṃ gatāścakruḥ snānaṃ kecidvidhānataḥ | śucayaste janāḥ sarve snātvā devāśilopari
काही जण चक्रतीर्थास जाऊन विधिपूर्वक स्नान करू लागले. ते सर्व शुद्ध झाले; स्नान करून देवशिलेवर एकत्र उभे राहिले.
Īśvara (Śiva), in dialogue context
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha; Devāśilā
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims arrive at Cakratīrtha, bathe in orderly fashion, then gather on a large sacred rock-slab (Devāśilā), their wet garments replaced by clean cloth, faces serene and purified.
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Purification arises not only from place but from performing the rite with vidhi—reverent, rule-guided practice.
Cakratīrtha, along with the devāśilā (a sanctified rock/platform associated with the site).
Bathing at Cakratīrtha strictly “according to injunction” (vidhānataḥ).