Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
तत्र तीर्थे तु यो भक्त्या शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । स्त्र्यथवा पुरुषो वापि कामक्रोधविवर्जितः
tatra tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | stryathavā puruṣo vāpi kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ
ณ ตีรถะนั้น ผู้ใดไปด้วยภักติ—กายใจบริสุทธิ์ สำรวมจิต—จะเป็นสตรีหรือบุรุษก็ตาม และละกามกับโทสะได้
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice)
Tirtha: The tīrtha of Parāśara’s Devī–Śaṅkara establishment (unnamed here)
Type: ghat
Listener: King/prince
Scene: Pilgrims—women and men—approach the tīrtha with folded hands, clean garments, calm faces; the shrine and river form the sacred backdrop; symbolic depiction of kāma and krodha subdued (e.g., trampled serpents/flames).
FAQs
Tīrtha-merit is strengthened by inner discipline—purity, devotion, and freedom from anger and craving.
The tīrtha established in this chapter on the southern bank of the Narmadā, linked to Parāśara.
A moral-ritual qualification is given: approach the tīrtha with bhakti, śauca, and restraint, avoiding kāma and krodha.