Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
रेवातटे निरैक्षिष्ट तीर्थं चामरकंटकम् । महदायतनं पुण्यमोंकारस्यापि तत्र वै
revātaṭe niraikṣiṣṭa tīrthaṃ cāmarakaṃṭakam | mahadāyatanaṃ puṇyamoṃkārasyāpi tatra vai
ரேவா நதிக்கரையில் அவர் ‘ஆமரகண்டக’ எனும் தீர்த்தத்தை கண்டார்; அங்கே ஓங்காரத்தின் மகத்தான புனித ஆலயமும் இருந்தது.
Skanda
Tirtha: Āmarakaṇṭaka (Amarkantak) on Revā-taṭa; Oṃkāra-āyatana
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wide riverbank of the Revā with clear flowing waters; in the distance a sacred complex—stone steps, a prominent linga-shrine labeled Oṃkāra; pilgrims and ascetics approach; the landscape suggests forested hills of Āmarakaṇṭaka.
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Certain sacred landscapes—riverside tīrthas and Śiva-sanctuaries—serve as providential turning points that steady the seeker’s path.
Āmarakaṇṭaka on the bank of the Revā (Narmadā), along with the holy sanctuary of Oṃkāra.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse functions as tīrtha-identification and praise of the sanctity (puṇyatva) of the site.