Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
देवैरुक्तानि तीर्थानि योऽत्र स्नानं समाचरेत् । देवतीर्थे स सर्वत्र स्नातो भवति मानवः
devairuktāni tīrthāni yo'tra snānaṃ samācaret | devatīrthe sa sarvatra snāto bhavati mānavaḥ
Sesiapa yang mandi suci di tīrtha ini yang disebut oleh para dewa, maka dengan mandi di Devātīrtha, insan itu dianggap telah mandi di semua tempat suci.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Devātīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at a serene river-ford labeled Devātīrtha; devas subtly present in the sky as witnesses; a devotee completes snāna with folded hands, suggesting ‘all tīrthas’ gathered into one luminous spot.
FAQs
Devātīrtha is portrayed as a ‘universal tīrtha’: one sincere act there can substitute for many pilgrimages.
Devātīrtha, explicitly named as conferring the merit of bathing everywhere.
Snāna (ritual bathing) performed properly at Devātīrtha.