Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
दम्भाहङ्कारमुक्तो यः स तीर्थफलमश्नुते । यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च मनश्चैव सुसंयतम्
dambhāhaṅkāramukto yaḥ sa tīrthaphalamaśnute | yasya hastau ca pādau ca manaścaiva susaṃyatam
ผู้ใดพ้นจากความเสแสร้งและอหังการ ผู้นั้นแลย่อมเสวยผลแห่งทีรถะโดยแท้—ผู้ซึ่งมือ เท้า และจิตใจสำรวมดีแล้ว
Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at a riverbank refuses public display; he quietly controls his senses—hands folded, feet steady, eyes lowered—while others perform ostentatious rituals; the restrained pilgrim is shown receiving the subtle radiance of tīrtha-phala.
FAQs
The true fruit of pilgrimage arises from inner purity—especially freedom from ego and disciplined action, movement, and thought.
Tīrthas in general; the emphasis is on eligibility to receive tīrtha-phala.
A behavioral discipline: renounce hypocrisy and ego; restrain bodily actions (hands/feet) and the mind.