Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेन्द्र पिप्पलेश्वरमुत्तमम् । यत्र सिद्धो महायोगी पिप्पलादो महातपाः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato gacchettu rājendra pippaleśvaramuttamam | yatra siddho mahāyogī pippalādo mahātapāḥ
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya bersabda: “Kemudian, wahai raja yang utama, hendaklah seseorang pergi ke Pippaleśvara yang paling mulia, tempat Pippalāda—mahāyogi yang telah sempurna, lagi besar tapanya—bersemayam.”
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Pippaleśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as Rājendra)
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya instructs the king: ‘Go to Pippaleśvara.’ In the background, a Śiva-liṅga shrine beneath/near a sacred pippala (aśvattha) tree; the yogin Pippalāda sits in meditation, matted hair, radiant with tapas.
FAQs
Pilgrimage to Śiva-tīrthas is praised as a dharmic path guided by sages and sanctified by siddhas.
Pippaleśvara—an eminent Śiva-tīrtha introduced in Revā Khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 42.
Gacchet—one is enjoined to visit (undertake tīrtha-yātrā to) Pippaleśvara.