Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
एवं श्रिया वृतं क्षेत्रं परमानन्दनन्दितम् । निर्मितं भृगुणा तात सर्वपातकनाशनम् । इति भृगुकच्छोत्पत्तिः
evaṃ śriyā vṛtaṃ kṣetraṃ paramānandananditam | nirmitaṃ bhṛguṇā tāta sarvapātakanāśanam | iti bhṛgukacchotpattiḥ
Demikianlah kṣetra itu, dilingkari oleh Śrī (kemakmuran dan keberkatan) serta menggembirakan kebahagiaan tertinggi, didirikan oleh Bhṛgu—wahai yang dikasihi—sebagai pemusnah segala dosa. Demikian berakhir kisah asal-usul Bhṛgukaccha.
Narrator
Tirtha: Bhṛgukaccha
Type: kshetra
Listener: tāta (dear one) addressed; broader listener not specified in the excerpt
Scene: A radiant sacred town by the river, suffused with Śrī: pilgrims bathe, lamps glow, temples shine; Bhṛgu stands as founder-sage, the kṣetra depicted as a mandala of prosperity and bliss, concluding the origin tale.
FAQs
Association with a divinely established tīrtha-kṣetra is celebrated as a direct means of purification and joy rooted in dharma.
Bhṛgukaccha, praised as a Śrī-adorned kṣetra that destroys all sins.
No explicit rite; the verse asserts the kṣetra’s intrinsic power to remove pāpa (sin).