Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
यत्र तीर्थे सर्वतीर्थफलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । तत्तीर्थं ब्रूहि संवर्त तिष्ठामो यत्र वै वयम्
yatra tīrthe sarvatīrthaphalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ | tattīrthaṃ brūhi saṃvarta tiṣṭhāmo yatra vai vayam
“ஓ ஸம்வர்த்தா, எந்தத் தீர்த்தத்தில் மனிதன் எல்லாத் தீர்த்தங்களின் பலனையும் பெறுகிறான்? அந்தத் தீர்த்தத்தைச் சொல்லுங்கள்; நாங்கள் அங்கே தங்க விரும்புகிறோம்।”
Group of sages/assembly (addressing Saṃvarta)
Tirtha: Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama (to be named explicitly next verse)
Type: sangam
Listener: Saṃvarta
Scene: Seekers ask Saṃvarta to name the one tīrtha that grants the fruit of all tīrthas, expressing their wish to dwell there in austerity and devotion.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not mere travel; the right tīrtha, approached with faith and guidance, concentrates vast merit and supports liberation.
This verse asks for the name of the tīrtha that yields the fruit of all tīrthas; the specific site is not stated in the given snippet.
A resolve to stay at (reside near) the supreme tīrtha is implied; no specific snāna, dāna, or japa is stated here.