Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
कथं द्यूतजिताः पार्था मम पूर्वपितामहाः । आसमुद्रां महीं विप्र भ्रमन्तस्तीर्थलोभतः
kathaṃ dyūtajitāḥ pārthā mama pūrvapitāmahāḥ | āsamudrāṃ mahīṃ vipra bhramantastīrthalobhataḥ
ஓ விப்ரரே! சூதாட்டத்தில் தோற்ற என் முன்னோர் பார்தர்கள், தீர்த்தவேட்கையால் கடல்சூழ்ந்த பூமியெங்கும் எவ்வாறு அலைந்தனர்?
Janamejaya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The question evokes the Pāṇḍavas after the dice defeat, wandering across the whole earth to the seas, driven by longing for holy places; a mental panorama of roads, forests, rivers, and distant coasts.
FAQs
Even after downfall and misfortune, dharmic recovery is pursued through tīrtha-yātrā and disciplined wandering.
No particular tīrtha is named; the question anticipates a catalogue of sacred places in the Revā Khaṇḍa tradition.
Pilgrimage motivated by tīrtha-seeking (tīrtha-lobha) is presented as a dharmic response to adversity.