Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
तत्तीर्थं सर्वतीर्थानां प्रवरं लोकविश्रुतम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
tattīrthaṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ lokaviśrutam | tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ tatra samācaret
وہ تیرتھ سب تیرتھوں میں سب سے برتر اور دنیا بھر میں مشہور ہے۔ اس لیے پوری کوشش کے ساتھ وہاں اشنان کرنا چاہیے۔
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Māmuhrada (by immediate context)
Type: kund
Listener: King (mahīpati)
Scene: A herald-like sage points toward the shining waters of the tīrtha, while pilgrims prepare for bathing with water pots and clean cloth; the mountain and shrine stand as witnesses to the injunction.
FAQs
When a tīrtha is declared supreme, the proper response is earnest practice—pilgrimage becomes a disciplined spiritual act, not mere travel.
The same celebrated tīrtha in this passage—Māmuhrada/Mudgaleśvara’s associated sacred bathing place.
Snāna (ritual bath) is explicitly enjoined, to be done with full effort and sincerity.