Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महाराज तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । ब्रह्महत्याहरं प्रोक्तं रेवातटसमाश्रयम् । हनूमताभिधं ह्यत्र विद्यते लिङ्गमुत्तमम्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato gacchenmahārāja tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | brahmahatyāharaṃ proktaṃ revātaṭasamāśrayam | hanūmatābhidhaṃ hyatra vidyate liṅgamuttamam
श्री मार्कंडेय म्हणाले—त्यानंतर, हे महाराज, परम शोभन अशा तीर्थास जावे, जे ब्रह्महत्या-नाशक म्हणून प्रसिद्ध असून रेवा-तटावर आहे. तेथे ‘हनूमता’ नावाचे उत्तम लिंग आहे।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Hanūmata (Hanūmateśvara) tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya guiding Yudhiṣṭhira toward a radiant Revā-bank shrine; an ancient liṅga labeled ‘Hanūmata’ under a sacred tree, with pilgrims approaching in humility.
FAQs
Pilgrimage to a divinely empowered tīrtha and worship of the Liṅga is upheld as a potent means of purification from grave sins.
The Hanūmata/Hanūmateśvara Liṅga tīrtha on the bank of the Revā (Narmadā).
Gamana (going on pilgrimage) to the tīrtha is prescribed; worship is implied by the presence and praise of the Liṅga.