Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
तस्यैवानन्तरं राजन्कौबेरं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । कुबेरो यत्र संसिद्धो यक्षाणामधिपः पुरा
tasyaivānantaraṃ rājankauberaṃ tīrthamuttamam | kubero yatra saṃsiddho yakṣāṇāmadhipaḥ purā
Sejurus selepas itu, wahai raja, terdapat tīrtha yang utama bernama Kaubera-tīrtha, tempat Kubera, penguasa para Yakṣa, pada zaman dahulu mencapai kesempurnaan (siddhi).
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kaubera-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Rājan (king)
Scene: A riverbank shrine-marker naming ‘Kaubera-tīrtha’; Kubera depicted as a regal yakṣa-king with mace/money-pot, attended by yakṣas; pilgrims arriving from the previous ghāṭa.
FAQs
Sacred places preserve the memory of divine accomplishments; visiting them connects the pilgrim to those perfected energies.
Kaubera-tīrtha, associated with Kubera, lord of the Yakṣas.
The instruction is to proceed next to Kaubera-tīrtha; specific rites are detailed in the following verses.