Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91
तीर्थानां दर्शनं श्रेष्ठं स्नानं चैव सुरेश्वरि । श्रवणं च प्रशंसंति सदैव ऋषिसत्तमाः
tīrthānāṃ darśanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ snānaṃ caiva sureśvari | śravaṇaṃ ca praśaṃsaṃti sadaiva ṛṣisattamāḥ
हे सुरेश्वरि! तीर्थांमध्ये त्यांचे दर्शन श्रेष्ठ आहे, तसेच तेथे स्नानही; आणि त्यांच्या माहात्म्याचे श्रवणही—हे ऋषिश्रेष्ठ सदैव प्रशंसित करतात।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Sureśvarī/Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva teaches Devī the primacy of tīrtha-darśana, along with snāna and śravaṇa, while sages in the background affirm the teaching.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit arises through three modes—darśana (seeing), snāna (bathing), and śravaṇa (hearing the tīrtha’s glory).
No single site; the verse states a general doctrine applicable to all tīrthas.
Darśana (visit), snāna (ritual bath), and śravaṇa (listening to māhātmya) are highlighted as praised practices.