Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
पृथिव्यामुत्तमं तीर्थं निर्मितं नारदेन तु । तत्र तीर्थे नृपश्रेष्ठ यो गच्छेद्विजितेन्द्रियः
pṛthivyāmuttamaṃ tīrthaṃ nirmitaṃ nāradena tu | tatra tīrthe nṛpaśreṣṭha yo gacchedvijitendriyaḥ
زمین پر واقعی نارَد نے ایک نہایت اُتم تیرتھ قائم کیا۔ اے نرپ شریشٹھ، جو کوئی ضبطِ نفس کے ساتھ اُس تیرتھ کی طرف جائے—
Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa frame; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Tirtha: Nārada-kṛta uttama-tīrtha (unnamed)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (addressed as nṛpaśreṣṭha)
Scene: A pilgrim-king or devotee approaches a revered riverine tīrtha founded by Nārada; the scene emphasizes restraint—calm posture, minimal possessions, focused gaze toward the shrine.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bears its highest fruit when joined with inner restraint and disciplined senses.
The ‘uttama tīrtha’ established by Nārada in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.
The implied requirement is self-control (vijitendriyatā) while undertaking the tīrtha-yātrā.