Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30
पश्चिमे सागरे गत्वा सोमतीर्थे तु यत्फलम् । तत्समग्रमवाप्नोति चन्द्रहास्ये न संशयः
paścime sāgare gatvā somatīrthe tu yatphalam | tatsamagramavāpnoti candrahāsye na saṃśayaḥ
மேற்கு கடலுக்குச் சென்று சோமதீர்த்தத்தில் பெறும் பலன் எதுவோ, அதே முழுப் பலன் சந்திரஹாஸ்யத்தில் ஐயமின்றி கிடைக்கும்।
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Tirtha: Candrahāsya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A map-like sacred vision: on one side the roaring western ocean with Soma-tīrtha; on the other the calm Narmadā at Candrahāsya; a single beam of moonlight links them, signifying equal fruit.
FAQs
A local tīrtha may confer the same merit as distant pilgrimages, highlighting concentrated sanctity and accessible dharma.
Candrahāsya-tīrtha, compared favorably with Soma-tīrtha at the western ocean.
Pilgrimage-and-bathing merit is discussed; the verse asserts Candrahāsya grants the full equivalent fruit.