Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
ते मूढास्ते दुराचारास्तेषां जन्म निरर्थकम् । चन्द्रहास्यं न जानन्ति नर्मदायां व्यवस्थितम्
te mūḍhāste durācārāsteṣāṃ janma nirarthakam | candrahāsyaṃ na jānanti narmadāyāṃ vyavasthitam
وہ نادان ہیں، وہ بدکردار ہیں؛ ان کی پیدائش بے مقصد ہے—جو نرمداؔ پر قائم چندرہاسیہ کو نہیں جانتے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Tirtha: Candrahāsya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two groups on the Narmadā bank: one reverently approaching Candrahāsya with offerings; another turning away into a dusty path under a dark veil labeled ‘moha’; the river shines as a compassionate witness.
FAQs
Neglect of sacred knowledge and dharmic opportunity is portrayed as a wasted human birth; awareness of tīrthas is part of right living.
Candrahāsya-tīrtha on the river Narmadā.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse stresses knowing/recognizing the tīrtha as a prerequisite to benefiting from it.