Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
तीर्थं त्वनरकंनाम नरकार्ति भयापहम् । ततस्तस्मादनरकात्तीर्थमन्यत्पुनः स्थितम्
tīrthaṃ tvanarakaṃnāma narakārti bhayāpaham | tatastasmādanarakāttīrthamanyatpunaḥ sthitam
‘அநரகம்’ எனும் பெயருடைய ஒரு தீர்த்தம் உள்ளது; அது நரக வேதனை மற்றும் அச்சத்தை அகற்றும். அந்த அநரகத் தீர்த்தத்திலிருந்து மீண்டும் இன்னொரு தீர்த்தம் அமைந்துள்ளது.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Anaraka
Type: ghat
Listener: Interlocutor within Prabhāsa-māhātmya
Scene: A pilgrim stands at a quiet water-edge labeled ‘Anaraka’, offering arghya; behind, a faint symbolic depiction of naraka dissolves into light, indicating fear removed.
FAQs
Pilgrimage joined with faith is portrayed as a purifier that counters the karmic fears symbolized by ‘naraka’ (hellish consequence).
Anaraka-tīrtha, praised for removing fear and pain associated with naraka.
No specific ritual is stated here; the verse primarily names and eulogizes the tīrtha.