Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
रवितीर्थस्य सर्वाणि कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् । रवितीर्थे हि यद्वृत्तं तच्छृणुष्व नृपोत्तम
ravitīrthasya sarvāṇi kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm | ravitīrthe hi yadvṛttaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva nṛpottama
ரவிதீர்த்தத்தின் புண்யத்தின் பதினாறில் ஒரு பங்கிற்கும் மற்ற எல்லாத் தீர்த்தங்களும் தகுதியற்றவை. ஆகவே, ஓ அரசர்களில் சிறந்தவனே! ரவிதீர்த்தத்தில் நிகழ்ந்ததை கேள்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); the narrative addresses a king as listener within the story
Tirtha: Ravitīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Nṛpottama (royal listener)
Scene: A dramatic pause: Mārkaṇḍeya raises a hand in teaching gesture; a luminous ‘sixteen-rayed’ sun motif behind the Ravitīrtha shrine symbolizes the ‘ṣoḍaśī kalā’; the king leans forward, attentive, as the legend is about to begin.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is conveyed through ‘fractional’ comparison (one-sixteenth), urging focused śravaṇa (listening) and faith in the sanctity of place.
Ravitīrtha is explicitly exalted as surpassing other sacred places.
The implied discipline is śravaṇa—attentive listening to the tīrtha’s sacred history as a means of cultivating devotion and merit.
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