Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा वृषमुत्सृजते नरः । स याति शिवसायुज्यमित्येवं शङ्करोऽब्रवीत्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā vṛṣamutsṛjate naraḥ | sa yāti śivasāyujyamityevaṃ śaṅkaro'bravīt
Di tīrtha itu, sesiapa yang mandi suci lalu melepaskan seekor lembu jantan (vṛṣa) sebagai dana suci, dia mencapai sāyujya—penyatuan dengan Śiva; demikian sabda Śaṅkara.
Narrator reporting Śiva; explicit: Śaṅkara
Tirtha: Bhṛgukaccha-tīrtha (Revā-khaṇḍa)
Type: ghat
Scene: At the riverine tīrtha, a devotee bathes, then ceremonially releases a decorated bull as sacred gift; Śaṅkara’s words hover as divine sanction.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed through compassion and dāna—snāna joined with sacred gifting leads toward liberation and Śiva-union.
The tīrtha in the Bhṛgu region (Bhṛgukṣetra/Bhṛgu-tīrtha) where this rite yields Śiva-sāyujya.
Bathe at the tīrtha and perform vṛṣotsarga—releasing/gifting a bull as a sacred act.