Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 51
मोक्षतीर्थं हि सत्प्राहुः पुराणपुरुषाश्रितम् । भृगोः क्षेत्रे च तीर्थानां कोटिरेका समाश्रिता
mokṣatīrthaṃ hi satprāhuḥ purāṇapuruṣāśritam | bhṛgoḥ kṣetre ca tīrthānāṃ koṭirekā samāśritā
نیک لوگ اسے ‘موکش تیرتھ’ کہتے ہیں، کیونکہ یہ آدی پُرش (ازلی ہستی) کے سائے میں ہے۔ اور بھِرگو کے مقدس کھیتر میں تیرتھوں کی ایک کروڑ اور ایک مزید قائم ہونے کا بیان ہے۔
Bhārgava (implied); theological epithet references Purāṇa-Puruṣa (Viṣṇu)
Tirtha: Mokṣa-tīrtha (within/near Bhṛgu-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: sages/brāhmaṇas in the narrative frame
Scene: A sacred riverbank kṣetra identified with Bhṛgu, with a prominent tīrtha labeled ‘Mokṣa-tīrtha’; a divine presence of the Purāṇa-Puruṣa is suggested by a radiant aura above the waters while pilgrims perform snāna and offer lamps.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes a doorway to liberation when grounded in divine presence and sustained by dharmic tradition.
Mokṣa-tīrtha and Bhṛgu’s sacred region (Bhṛgu-kṣetra) are praised for extraordinary sanctity.
No explicit rite; the focus is on the mokṣa-bestowing status and the vast sacred geography.