Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58
बहुवित्तसमृद्धः सन्रेमे तत्र पुरोत्तमे । लक्ष्मीतीर्थस्य माहात्म्याद्धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः
bahuvittasamṛddhaḥ sanreme tatra purottame | lakṣmītīrthasya māhātmyāddharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
బహు ధనసంపదతో సమృద్ధుడై అతడు ఆ ఉత్తమ నగరంలో ఆనందించెను—లక్ష్మీతీర్థ మహాత్మ్యమువలన ధర్మపుత్రుడు యుధిష్ఠిరుడు।
Sūta (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Lakṣmītīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, now abundantly wealthy, rejoices in a splendid city near Lakṣmītīrtha; the tīrtha glows with lotus imagery, suggesting Lakṣmī’s presence and the flourishing of dharma.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness can transform life—granting prosperity that supports dharma and inner contentment.
Lakṣmītīrtha.
No specific ritual is stated in this verse; it attributes prosperity to the māhātmya (spiritual potency) of the tīrtha.