Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
सन्ति तीर्थान्यनेकानि सुगुप्तानि द्विजोत्तमाः । तानि गच्छेत्तु विप्रेन्द्राः सर्वपापापनुत्तये
santi tīrthānyanekāni suguptāni dvijottamāḥ | tāni gacchettu viprendrāḥ sarvapāpāpanuttaye
हे द्विजोत्तमा! अनेक तीर्थे अतिशय गुप्त स्वरूपात आहेत. हे विप्रेन्द्रा! सर्व पापांचे पूर्ण निरसन व्हावे म्हणून त्यांना भेट द्यावी.
Sūta (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottama/viprendrāḥ (addressed audience)
Scene: A map-like procession through scrubland and coastal inlets, with small, half-hidden water bodies and stone markers; pilgrims consult a local guide, suggesting ‘sugup्त’ sacred nodes.
FAQs
Not all sanctity is public; dharma includes seeking out sacred places and using them for inner purification.
The verse praises the broader network of many ‘hidden’ tīrthas in the Dvārakā region rather than a single named site.
Tīrtha-yātrā—visiting the tīrthas for sarva-pāpa removal.