Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
मोक्षकामो विशेषेण य इच्छेत्परमं पदम् । चण्डिकाश्रममासाद्य किं पुनः परितप्यते
mokṣakāmo viśeṣeṇa ya icchetparamaṃ padam | caṇḍikāśramamāsādya kiṃ punaḥ paritapyate
جو خاص طور پر موکش کا خواہاں ہو اور اعلیٰ ترین مقام کا طلبگار ہو، وہ چنڈیکا کے آشرم تک پہنچ کر پھر کیوں مزید ریاضت اور مشقت سہے؟
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Caṇḍikā-āśrama
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (mahīpati)
Scene: A tranquil forest hermitage of Caṇḍikā: thatched huts, sacred fire, ascetics; a weary pilgrim arrives and finds peace, as if the journey’s hardship dissolves at the threshold.
FAQs
A supremely sanctifying place can accelerate the seeker’s path—right location and right intent reduce needless struggle.
Caṇḍikāśrama (the hermitage associated with Caṇḍikā).
No specific rite; it prescribes reaching/visiting Caṇḍikāśrama as a potent support for mokṣa.