Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
नारी नरस्तथाप्येवं लभते काममुत्तमम् । स्पर्शनाद्दर्शनात्तस्य तीर्थस्य विधिपूर्वकम्
nārī narastathāpyevaṃ labhate kāmamuttamam | sparśanāddarśanāttasya tīrthasya vidhipūrvakam
Demikian juga, sama ada wanita atau lelaki, akan memperoleh hasil hajat yang mulia dengan menyentuh dan memandang tīrtha itu menurut tatacara yang benar.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continued narration)
Tirtha: Kurkurī-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: Pilgrims—women and men—approach the riverbank tīrtha in orderly fashion, first taking darśana of the sacred spot/shrine, then touching the waters/stone steps with reverence, guided by a priest indicating proper procedure.
FAQs
Tīrtha-sevā is embodied: sacred merit arises through reverent contact and vision, performed with proper observance (vidhi).
The Kurkurī tīrtha described in Adhyāya 205.
Vidhi-pūrvaka darśana (beholding) and sparśana (touching) of the tīrtha.