Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम् । सहस्रकिरणं देवं नाममन्त्रविधानतः
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayetparameśvaram | sahasrakiraṇaṃ devaṃ nāmamantravidhānataḥ
Sesiapa yang mandi di tīrtha itu lalu memuja Parameśvara—Dewa Sahasrakiraṇa—menurut tatacara nama suci dan mantra, sesungguhnya dia melaksanakan pemujaan dengan sempurna dan berketetapan.
Skanda (deduced for Revā Khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Sahasrakiraṇa-tīrtha on Revā (implied)
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a Narmadā ford at dawn; on the bank a radiant Sūrya icon receives arghya, flowers, incense; a priest guides mantra recitation from a palm-leaf text.
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes spiritually complete when tīrtha-snān and deity-worship are performed with proper mantra and method.
A tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa context—i.e., the Narmadā river pilgrimage landscape.
Snāna at the tīrtha followed by worship of Sahasrakiraṇa (Sūrya) using prescribed name-mantras (nāma-mantra-vidhi).