Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेन्द्र मातृतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । सङ्गमस्य समीपस्थं नर्मदादक्षिणे तटे
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato gacchettu rājendra mātṛtīrthamanuttamam | saṅgamasya samīpasthaṃ narmadādakṣiṇe taṭe
ଶ୍ରୀ ମାର୍କଣ୍ଡେୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜେନ୍ଦ୍ର, ତାପରେ ସଙ୍ଗମର ସମୀପରେ ନର୍ମଦାର ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ତଟରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ଅନୁତ୍ତମ ମାତୃତୀର୍ଥକୁ ଯିବା ଉଚିତ।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Mātṛtīrtha
Type: sangam
Listener: Rājendra (king)
Scene: A kingly pilgrim with attendants approaches a confluence on the Narmadā’s southern bank; a small shrine/altar to the Mothers stands near the water; sage Mārkaṇḍeya gestures as guide.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is mapped as a dharmic journey—moving from one sanctified site to the next under scriptural guidance.
Mātṛtīrtha near a saṅgama on the Narmadā’s southern bank.
The prescription here is the act of going (gacchet) to the tīrtha as part of tīrtha-yātrā.