Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107
तच्छ्रुत्वा विस्मितो राजा लोकाः सर्वे च फाल्गुन । प्रशशंसुर्महीतीर्थमाजग्मुश्च कृतादराः
tacchrutvā vismito rājā lokāḥ sarve ca phālguna | praśaśaṃsurmahītīrthamājagmuśca kṛtādarāḥ
அதைக் கேட்ட அரசன் வியந்தான்; ஓ பால்குணா, மக்கள் அனைவரும் கூட. அவர்கள் மஹீதீர்த்தத்தைப் புகழ்ந்து, பக்தி மரியாதையுடன் அங்கு வந்தனர்.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahītīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)
Scene: In a royal assembly, the king and citizens react with wonder; then a procession forms—men and women carrying offerings, moving toward Mahītīrtha, singing its praises.
FAQs
Hearing sacred geography (tīrtha-māhātmya) awakens faith and moves communities toward pilgrimage and praise.
Mahītīrtha is explicitly praised as a revered pilgrimage spot in this passage.
Pilgrimage motivated by śraddhā—coming to the tīrtha with reverence (ādara).