Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
स्नात्वा दानं च वै दद्यादर्चयेद्गिरिजापतिम् । ऋणत्रयविनिर्मुक्तो नाके दीप्यति देववत्
snātvā dānaṃ ca vai dadyādarcayedgirijāpatim | ṛṇatrayavinirmukto nāke dīpyati devavat
स्नान करून निश्चयाने दान द्यावे आणि गिरिजापती (शिव) यांचे पूजन करावे। त्रिविध ऋणांपासून मुक्त होऊन तो स्वर्गात देवासारखा तेजस्वी होतो।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājā (addressed as ‘rājan’)
Scene: A pilgrim at the river completes snāna, offers dāna to a brāhmaṇa, then performs Śiva-arcana; above, a luminous path to svarga where the devotee shines ‘like a deva’.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed by ethical action (dāna) and devotion (Śiva-arcana), culminating in liberation from foundational obligations (ṛṇa-traya).
Ṛṇamocana tīrtha on the Revā/Narmadā, where snāna plus worship is said to yield extraordinary merit.
Perform snāna, give dāna, and worship Girijā-pati (Śiva).