Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
व्रजेच्छतपदं विप्राः स यायात्परमं पदम् । एतत्तीर्थसमं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति
vrajecchatapadaṃ viprāḥ sa yāyātparamaṃ padam | etattīrthasamaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati
اے برہمنو! اگر وہ صرف سو قدم بھی چلے تو بھی وہ اعلیٰ ترین مقام پا لیتا ہے۔ اس تیرتھ کے برابر نہ کوئی تیرتھ پہلے ہوا ہے، نہ آئندہ ہوگا۔
Sūta (continued narration; completing the thought from 39.6)
Tirtha: Kapitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A pilgrim takes measured steps toward the shining Kapitīrtha; with each step, a subtle ascent motif (lotus-stairway/light path) appears, symbolizing attainment of the supreme state; the sea and shrine glow.
FAQs
In Purāṇic dharma, sincere movement toward a holy place—even a small beginning—can yield vast spiritual fruit when rooted in faith.
Kapitīrtha, proclaimed as unrivaled among tīrthas.
Pilgrimage-intent and setting out toward the tīrtha (even minimally) is praised as meritorious; no additional rite is specified here.