Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
तदाप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं संजातंनर्मदातटे । तत्र तीर्थे तु यो गत्वा एकचित्तो जितेन्द्रियः
tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ saṃjātaṃnarmadātaṭe | tatra tīrthe tu yo gatvā ekacitto jitendriyaḥ
அந்நாளிலிருந்து அந்தத் தீர்த்தம் நர்மதா கரையில் தோன்றியது. அந்தத் தீர்த்தத்திற்குச் சென்று ஒருமனத்துடன், இந்திரியங்களை அடக்கி இருப்பவன்…
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Tirtha: Kumāreśvara tīrtha (established on Narmadā-taṭa)
Type: ghat
Listener: Narādhipa (king)
Scene: A tranquil Narmadā riverbank with a newly established tīrtha; a restrained pilgrim stands in meditation (ekacitta), senses withdrawn (jitendriya), approaching the shrine with folded hands.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bears fruit when joined with inner discipline—single-mindedness and restraint of the senses.
A tīrtha situated on the Narmadā’s bank within the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred geography.
The required disposition for tīrtha-visit is stated: ekacitta (focused mind) and jitendriya (sense-control).