Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
तदा प्रभृति विख्यातं तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् । तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु च
tadā prabhṛti vikhyātaṃ tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam | tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā caturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu ca
Sejak saat itu, tīrtha itu masyhur sebagai pemusnah dosa. Sesiapa yang mandi di tempat suci itu—terutama pada tithi keempat belas dan pada tithi kelapan—
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Tilādeśvara-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Addressed as ‘Pārtha’ in the immediate context of the passage (royal listener)
Scene: Pilgrims descend stone steps to the Revā ford at dawn; they bathe while priests recite mantras; a banner or shrine indicates Tilādeśvara; the lunar calendar marks aṣṭamī/caturdaśī.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bathing at a consecrated tīrtha, done on auspicious lunar days, is praised as a powerful means of pāpa-kṣaya (sin-removal).
Tilādeśvara tīrtha in the Revā (Narmadā) region.
Snāna (ritual bath) at the tīrtha, particularly on caturdaśī (14th tithi) and aṣṭamī (8th tithi).