Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 112
मनसापि स्मरेद्यस्तु भक्त्या ह्यमरकण्टकम् । चान्द्रायणाधिकं पुण्यं स लभेन्नात्र संशयः
manasāpi smaredyastu bhaktyā hyamarakaṇṭakam | cāndrāyaṇādhikaṃ puṇyaṃ sa labhennātra saṃśayaḥ
جو کوئی عقیدت کے ساتھ دل ہی دل میں بھی امرکانٹک کا سمرن کرے، وہ چاندریائن ورت سے بھی بڑھ کر پُنّیہ پاتا ہے—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Amarakāṇṭaka
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājā
Scene: A devotee seated in meditation visualizes Amarakāṇṭaka’s sacred mountain and its Śiva shrine; the mountain appears as an inner vision with a luminous liṅga.
FAQs
Bhakti transforms even mental remembrance into powerful merit when directed to a supremely sacred place.
Amarakaṇṭaka, revered as a highly meritorious sacred mountain and tīrtha-region.
The Cāndrāyaṇa vow is referenced as a benchmark; the verse teaches that remembrance of Amarakaṇṭaka surpasses it in merit.