Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 166
भ्रातॄन्प्रति भगिनी च विचार्यैव ददौ शुभा । तत्कृत्वा सानुमान्यैतान्स्तंभतीर्थमुपागता
bhrātṝnprati bhaginī ca vicāryaiva dadau śubhā | tatkṛtvā sānumānyaitānstaṃbhatīrthamupāgatā
اپنے بھائیوں اور بہن ہونے کے دھرم کو سوچ سمجھ کر، اُس نیک بخت خاتون نے واقعی حصے عطا کر دیے۔ یہ کر کے اور اُن کی مناسب تعظیم بجا لا کر، وہ ستمبھ تیرتھ کی طرف روانہ ہوئی۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Stambha-tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: The auspicious woman completes a fair granting to her brothers, offers respectful salutations, then departs with attendants toward a riverside tīrtha marked by a pillar/flagstaff-like emblem.
FAQs
Wise reflection, respectful conduct, and reconciliation become the doorway to tīrtha-yātrā and spiritual progress.
Stambha-tīrtha is explicitly mentioned as the destination she reaches after settling familial matters.
No explicit rite is stated, but the verse implies tīrtha-going as a dharmic act following proper social duties.