Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
अग्नितीर्थसमीपस्थं कपर्द्दिद्वारमध्यगम् । तत्रैव द्विगुणं ज्ञेयमन्यत्रैकगुणं स्मृतम्
agnitīrthasamīpasthaṃ kaparddidvāramadhyagam | tatraiva dviguṇaṃ jñeyamanyatraikaguṇaṃ smṛtam
अग्नितीर्थाजवळ असलेल्या कपर्द्दि-द्वारात पुण्य तेथे दुप्पट मानावे; अन्यत्र ते एकगुण (सामान्य) असे स्मरणात आहे.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kaparddi-dvāra near Agnitīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: Agnitīrtha area with a sacred water spot and a gateway/threshold named Kaparddi-dvāra; pilgrims pass through the ‘dvāra’ after bathing, priests mark foreheads with ash; a subtle fiery symbolism hints at ‘Agni’.
FAQs
Sacred geography is graded: certain ritual acts gain intensified efficacy at specially empowered locations.
Kaparddi-dvāra, located near Agnitīrtha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
It prescribes preference of place: perform the rite at Kaparddi-dvāra for double merit rather than elsewhere for single merit.