Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
गोकर्णो भृगुकच्छश्च भृगुतुंगश्च पुष्करम् । श्रीपर्वतादि तीर्थानि धारातीर्थं तथैव च
gokarṇo bhṛgukacchaśca bhṛgutuṃgaśca puṣkaram | śrīparvatādi tīrthāni dhārātīrthaṃ tathaiva ca
گوکرن، بھِرگوکچھ، بھِرگوتُنگ، پُشکر؛ اور شری پربت وغیرہ کے تِیرتھ، نیز دھارا تِیرتھ—یہ سب بھی موکش (نجات) عطا کرنے والے مشہور مقدّس مقامات میں شمار ہوتے ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Pan-Indian mukti-prada tīrtha list (Gokarṇa, Bhṛgukaccha, Bhṛgutunga, Puṣkara, Śrīparvata-ādi, Dhārātīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sadharmiṇī (the faithful wife) and/or the immediate interlocutor in the chapter’s dialogue
Scene: A sage recites a garland of sacred place-names; behind him, a stylized map-like panorama shows sea-shore Gokarṇa, a river-port Bhṛgukaccha, a hill of Bhṛgu, lotus-filled Puṣkara lake with Brahmā’s shrine, and a towering Śrīparvata with a Śiva temple; pilgrims carry water-pots and staffs.
FAQs
The text affirms a broad pilgrimage ecology: diverse regions and shrine-hills are all honored as capable of supporting the soul’s liberation-aim.
Gokarṇa, Puṣkara, and Śrīparvata (commonly identified with Śrīśaila) are key named sites, alongside Bhṛgukaccha and others.
None explicitly; the implied practice is tīrtha-yātrā with customary worship, bathing where available, and offerings.