Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महाराज पिङ्गलावर्तमुत्तमम् । सङ्गमस्य समीपस्थं रेवाया उत्तरे तटे । हव्यवाहेन राजेन्द्र स्थापितः पिङ्गलेश्वरः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato gacchenmahārāja piṅgalāvartamuttamam | saṅgamasya samīpasthaṃ revāyā uttare taṭe | havyavāhena rājendra sthāpitaḥ piṅgaleśvaraḥ
श्री मार्कण्डेय म्हणाले—त्यानंतर, हे महाराज, संगमाजवळ रेवेच्या उत्तरेकाठी असलेल्या उत्तम पिंगलावर्तास जावे. हे राजेंद्र, तेथे हव्यवाहन (अग्नी) यांनी पिंगलेश्वराची स्थापना केली.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Piṅgalāvarta / Piṅgaleśvara-tīrtha
Type: sangam
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya points the way to a river bend near a confluence; the Revā flows broad and calm; on the northern bank stands a small shrine with a liṅga labeled Piṅgaleśvara; Agni’s presence is suggested as a subtle flame aura near the shrine.
FAQs
Sacred geography is anchored in divine acts—Śiva’s presence is authenticated through an origin story (installation) tied to a deity like Agni.
Piṅgalāvarta near the saṅgama on the north bank of the Revā (Narmadā), featuring Piṅgaleśvara.
A pilgrimage injunction: ‘one should go’ (gacchet) to Piṅgalāvarta—implying darśana, worship, and customary tīrtha practices.