तदाप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं स्कन्दतीर्थमिति श्रुतम् । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं मर्त्यानां भुवि दुर्लभम्
tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ skandatīrthamiti śrutam | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ martyānāṃ bhuvi durlabham
అప్పటినుంచి ఆ తీర్థం ‘స్కందతీర్థం’ అని ప్రసిద్ధి పొందింది. అది పరమ పుణ్యకరం, సమస్త పాపహరం, భూమిపై మానవులకు దుర్లభం.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Tirtha: Skanda-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: A king (rājan/rājendra addressed)
Scene: A serene river-ford newly renowned as Skanda-tīrtha; pilgrims approach with folded hands, the atmosphere charged with sanctity and rarity.
Sacred places anchored in divine acts become powerful means of purification and merit for ordinary human beings.
Skanda-tīrtha, a revered tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred landscape).
Not yet; the verse establishes the tīrtha’s name and sin-destroying power, preparing for the next verse’s rites.