Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेन्द्र अग्नितीर्थमनुत्तमम् । यत्र संनिहितो ह्यग्निर्गतः कामेन मोहितः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato gacchettu rājendra agnitīrthamanuttamam | yatra saṃnihito hyagnirgataḥ kāmena mohitaḥ
ஸ்ரீ மார்கண்டேயர் கூறினார்—அதன்பின், அரசேந்திரா, ஒப்பற்ற அக்னிதீர்த்தத்திற்குச் செல்ல வேண்டும்; அங்கு காமமயக்கத்தால் முன்பு வந்த அக்னிதேவன் தாமே சன்னிதியாக இருக்கிறார்।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as rājendra)
Scene: A riverbank tīrtha on the Revā: a small altar with a perpetual flame; Agni-deva depicted with radiant body and flames, yet with a softened, bewildered gaze suggesting kāma-moha; a kingly pilgrim entourage approaching respectfully.
FAQs
Even devas become instructive symbols: the tīrtha preserves a story that turns human weakness into a lesson in purification and dharma.
Agnitīrtha, introduced as anuttama (unsurpassed) within the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage landscape.
Gacchet: a pilgrimage instruction—one should go/visit Agnitīrtha.