Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
पृथु तीर्थं ततोप्युच्चैः श्रेयसां साधनं परम् । पृथ्वीश्वरं यत्र दृष्ट्वा नरः पृथ्वीपतिर्भवेत्
pṛthu tīrthaṃ tatopyuccaiḥ śreyasāṃ sādhanaṃ param | pṛthvīśvaraṃ yatra dṛṣṭvā naraḥ pṛthvīpatirbhavet
याहूनही उंच ‘पृथु-तीर्थ’ आहे, जे कल्याणाचे परम साधन आहे; तेथे पृथ्वीश्वराचे दर्शन घेतल्याने मनुष्य पृथ्वीपती होऊ शकतो.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Pṛthu-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: At a Kashi tīrtha, a devotee beholds ‘Pṛthvīśvara’—a Śiva-liṅga or earth-lord icon—while the Earth goddess motif appears as a fertile landscape; King Pṛthu is shown as an exemplar with bow and royal insignia, but in humility.
FAQs
Darśana at a sanctified place is presented as a potent dharmic catalyst, granting both spiritual welfare and worldly stewardship when aligned with merit.
Pṛthu Tīrtha, associated with the vision of Pṛthvīśvara.
Darśana (seeing/visiting) of Pṛthvīśvara at the tīrtha; bathing is not explicitly stated in this verse.