Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
तत्र तीर्थे तु यो भक्त्या शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । स्त्र्यथवा पुरुषो वापि कामक्रोधविवर्जितः
tatra tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | stryathavā puruṣo vāpi kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ
Di tīrtha itu, sesiapa yang datang dengan bhakti—suci, menahan dan menyatukan hati—sama ada wanita atau lelaki, serta bebas daripada nafsu dan amarah,
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice)
Tirtha: The tīrtha of Parāśara’s Devī–Śaṅkara establishment (unnamed here)
Type: ghat
Listener: King/prince
Scene: Pilgrims—women and men—approach the tīrtha with folded hands, clean garments, calm faces; the shrine and river form the sacred backdrop; symbolic depiction of kāma and krodha subdued (e.g., trampled serpents/flames).
FAQs
Tīrtha-merit is strengthened by inner discipline—purity, devotion, and freedom from anger and craving.
The tīrtha established in this chapter on the southern bank of the Narmadā, linked to Parāśara.
A moral-ritual qualification is given: approach the tīrtha with bhakti, śauca, and restraint, avoiding kāma and krodha.