Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 68
कुरुक्षेत्रं यथा पुण्यं रवितीर्थं श्रुतं मया । ईश्वरेण पुरा ख्यातं षण्मुखस्य नराधिप
kurukṣetraṃ yathā puṇyaṃ ravitīrthaṃ śrutaṃ mayā | īśvareṇa purā khyātaṃ ṣaṇmukhasya narādhipa
Sebagaimana Kurukṣetra itu penuh kesucian, demikianlah aku mendengar Ravitīrtha juga suci. Wahai raja, pada zaman dahulu Īśvara telah memasyhurkannya kepada Ṣaṇmukha (Skanda).
Unnamed Purāṇic narrator (quoting a received tradition of Śiva’s proclamation)
Tirtha: Ravitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Narādhipa (king)
Scene: A narrative flashback: Īśvara proclaims the greatness of Ravitīrtha to Ṣaṇmukha; the present narrator tells the king that Ravitīrtha is as holy as Kurukṣetra.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma elevates certain local tīrthas to pan-Indian stature by equating their merit with famed sites like Kurukṣetra.
Ravitīrtha, explicitly compared to Kurukṣetra in sanctity.
No specific ritual here; it establishes the tīrtha’s authoritative fame via Śiva’s ancient proclamation.