Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
मोक्षकामो विशेषेण य इच्छेत्परमं पदम् । चण्डिकाश्रममासाद्य किं पुनः परितप्यते
mokṣakāmo viśeṣeṇa ya icchetparamaṃ padam | caṇḍikāśramamāsādya kiṃ punaḥ paritapyate
जो विशेषतः मोक्षाची इच्छा धरून परम पद मागतो, तो चण्डिकेच्या आश्रमास पोहोचल्यावर पुन्हा कशाला कष्ट सोसेल?
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Caṇḍikā-āśrama
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (mahīpati)
Scene: A tranquil forest hermitage of Caṇḍikā: thatched huts, sacred fire, ascetics; a weary pilgrim arrives and finds peace, as if the journey’s hardship dissolves at the threshold.
FAQs
A supremely sanctifying place can accelerate the seeker’s path—right location and right intent reduce needless struggle.
Caṇḍikāśrama (the hermitage associated with Caṇḍikā).
No specific rite; it prescribes reaching/visiting Caṇḍikāśrama as a potent support for mokṣa.