Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं कुमारेश्वरजं फलम् । कुमारदर्शनात्पुण्यं प्राप्यते पाण्डुनन्दन
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ kumāreśvarajaṃ phalam | kumāradarśanātpuṇyaṃ prāpyate pāṇḍunandana
یہ سب تمہیں بیان کر دیا گیا—کماریشور سے پیدا ہونے والا پھل۔ اے پاندو نندن! کمار کے درشن سے ہی پُنّیہ حاصل ہوتا ہے۔
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Tirtha: Kumāreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pāṇḍunandana
Scene: Pilgrims approach a shrine where Kumāra/Skanda is visible—either as a murti or as a divine epiphany near Kumāreśvara; the moment of darśana is highlighted: folded hands, tears of devotion, radiant deity.
FAQs
Darśana (sacred seeing) of Kumāra/Skanda is itself meritorious, emphasizing devotion through encounter with the deity.
Kumāreśvara—presented as the focal shrine/tīrtha whose fruits are being summarized.
Darśana of Kumāra at Kumāreśvara is highlighted as a direct source of puṇya.