Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । पूजयेद्देवमीशानं सोऽग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | pūjayeddevamīśānaṃ so'gniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet
ผู้ใดอาบน้ำ ณ ตีรถะนั้น แล้วถวายตัรปณะบูชาบรรพชน (ปิตฤ) และเหล่าเทวะ และบูชาพระอีศาน ผู้นั้นย่อมได้ผลแห่งยัญอัคนิษโฏมะ
Narrator (Mārkaṇḍeya, contextually)
Tirtha: Kambu-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: At the river edge, a devotee in wet cloth performs tarpaṇa with cupped hands; small offerings float; then turns to a Śiva-liṅga shrine labeled Īśāna, offering bilva leaves; priests assist; subtle fire altar motif hints at Agniṣṭoma equivalence.
FAQs
Pilgrimage rites—bathing, honoring ancestors, and worshiping Śiva—can confer the merit traditionally associated with major Vedic sacrifices.
The praised site is Kambu-tīrtha (referred to here as “that tīrtha”).
Snāna at the tīrtha, tarpaṇa to Pitṛs and devas, and pūjā of Īśāna (Śiva).