Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 150
देशाद्देशांतरं गत्वा वनाच्चैव वनांतरम् । तीर्थेतीर्थे कृतश्राद्धाः सुसंत सत्यव्रतपरायणाः । ते गता दूरमध्वानं हनुमद्दर्शनार्थिनः
deśāddeśāṃtaraṃ gatvā vanāccaiva vanāṃtaram | tīrthetīrthe kṛtaśrāddhāḥ susaṃta satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ | te gatā dūramadhvānaṃ hanumaddarśanārthinaḥ
Mereka mengembara dari negeri ke negeri, dari rimba ke rimba; di setiap tīrtha mereka menunaikan śrāddha. Dengan jiwa damai dan teguh pada satya-vrata, mereka menempuh perjalanan jauh, mendambakan darśana Śrī Hanumān.
Unspecified narrator (pilgrimage narrative)
Tirtha: Series of tīrthas en route (unnamed in this verse) culminating in Hanumān-darśana
Type: kshetra
Scene: A band of vow-keeping pilgrims traverses long distances—crossing regions and forests—stopping at each tīrtha to perform śrāddha; their faces are calm and resolute, all oriented toward the goal of seeing Hanumān.
FAQs
Pilgrimage sanctified by truthfulness and ancestral rites becomes a powerful path toward divine vision.
The verse praises tīrthas in general (‘tīrthe tīrthe’) rather than naming one location.
Śrāddha performed repeatedly at various tīrthas during pilgrimage.