Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
पूजयित्वा विधानेन गतो व्याधस्ततो दिवम् । तदाप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
pūjayitvā vidhānena gato vyādhastato divam | tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam
విధివిధానంగా పూజించి వ్యాధుడు తరువాత స్వర్గానికి వెళ్లాడు. ఆ కాలం నుంచే ఆ తీర్థం మూడు లోకాలలో ప్రసిద్ధి పొందింది.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Maheśvara-tīrtha on Revā (prasiddha in lokatraya)
Type: ghat
Scene: The hunter completes ritual worship of the established Maheśvara and ascends to heaven; the tīrtha is shown as a thriving sacred ford with pilgrims and lamps.
FAQs
Ritual worship performed with sincerity and proper observance yields divine merit and elevates the devotee.
The same tīrtha connected with Maheśvara—later identified as Tāpeśvara tīrtha in this adhyāya.
Worship “according to rite” (vidhānena pūjā), implying standard Śaiva pūjā observance at the tīrtha.
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