Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
यो यं काममभिध्यायेत्ततः स लभते नृप । मातृतीर्थात्परं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति
yo yaṃ kāmamabhidhyāyettataḥ sa labhate nṛpa | mātṛtīrthātparaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati
அரசே! இங்கு யார் எந்த விருப்பத்தைத் தியானிக்கிறாரோ, அதையே அவர் பெறுகிறார். மாத்ருதீர்த்தத்தை விட உயர்ந்த தீர்த்தம் முன்பும் இல்லை, இனியும் இல்லை.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Mātṛtīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: A king listens as a sage extols Mātṛtīrtha’s unmatched greatness; the riverbank glows; pilgrims meditate with saṅkalpa; a subtle aura suggests wish-fulfillment.
FAQs
The Purāṇic teaching exalts tīrtha as a concentrated field of grace where sincere intention and devotion ripen into attainment.
Mātṛtīrtha, declared unsurpassed among sacred fords in this passage.
No new rite is introduced here; it culminates the section with a phalaśruti proclaiming the tīrtha’s supreme efficacy for desired aims.