Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा पूजयेत्पितृदेवताः । देवीं पश्यति यो भक्त्या मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā pūjayetpitṛdevatāḥ | devīṃ paśyati yo bhaktyā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
Di tīrtha itu, seseorang setelah mandi suci hendaklah memuja para Pitṛ-devatā (dewa leluhur). Sesiapa yang memandang Dewi di sana dengan bhakti, akan dibebaskan daripada segala dosa dan kejatuhan.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Siddheśvarī tīrtha (within Revā/Narmadā region)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim bathes at the tīrtha, offers water to Pitṛs, then approaches the shrine of Siddheśvarī Devī with folded hands; a sense of cleansing and release pervades the scene.
FAQs
Pilgrimage dharma integrates ancestral reverence and devotion to the Devī, culminating in purification from sin.
The tīrtha connected with Siddheśvarī/Vaiṣṇavī Devī in Revā Khaṇḍa (the verse does not provide the precise toponym).
Snāna at the tīrtha, Pitṛ-pūjā, and Devī-darśana performed with bhakti.