Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
श्रीपर्वते न चान्यत्र यादृशोद्यप्रवर्त्तते । निर्विकाराणि स्वच्छानि गंगांबांसीवखानि मे
śrīparvate na cānyatra yādṛśodyapravarttate | nirvikārāṇi svacchāni gaṃgāṃbāṃsīvakhāni me
Nem mesmo em Śrīparvata, nem em qualquer outro lugar, surgiu hoje em mim um estado como este. Minhas faculdades interiores tornaram-se imutáveis e cristalinas—como canais repletos da água sagrada do Gaṅgā.
Kālabhīti
Tirtha: Śrīparvata (comparative); Gaṅgā (simile)
Type: peak
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: A serene inner-vision: translucent channels within the subtle body filled with luminous Gaṅgā-water; in the background, Śrīparvata as a sacred mountain silhouette, shown as surpassed by the inner clarity.
FAQs
A true tīrtha purifies the inner instrument—making the mind and senses steady and transparent—beyond what ordinary pilgrimage can yield.
The present gupta-kṣetra is extolled as producing a rare inner clarity surpassing even Śrīparvata in Kālabhīti’s experience.
Implicitly, sustained japa and presence at the place; the verse mainly describes the resulting purification.