Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
तत्र तीर्थे तु यो भक्त्या शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । स्त्र्यथवा पुरुषो वापि कामक्रोधविवर्जितः
tatra tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | stryathavā puruṣo vāpi kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ
त्या तीर्थस्थानी जो कोणी भक्तीने जातो—शुचिर्भूत, संयत-मनाचा—स्त्री असो वा पुरुष, आणि काम-क्रोधरहित,
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice)
Tirtha: The tīrtha of Parāśara’s Devī–Śaṅkara establishment (unnamed here)
Type: ghat
Listener: King/prince
Scene: Pilgrims—women and men—approach the tīrtha with folded hands, clean garments, calm faces; the shrine and river form the sacred backdrop; symbolic depiction of kāma and krodha subdued (e.g., trampled serpents/flames).
FAQs
Tīrtha-merit is strengthened by inner discipline—purity, devotion, and freedom from anger and craving.
The tīrtha established in this chapter on the southern bank of the Narmadā, linked to Parāśara.
A moral-ritual qualification is given: approach the tīrtha with bhakti, śauca, and restraint, avoiding kāma and krodha.