Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
सन्ति तीर्थान्यनेकानि सुगुप्तानि द्विजोत्तमाः । तानि गच्छेत्तु विप्रेन्द्राः सर्वपापापनुत्तये
santi tīrthānyanekāni suguptāni dvijottamāḥ | tāni gacchettu viprendrāḥ sarvapāpāpanuttaye
اے دِویجوں میں برتر، بہت سے تیرتھ ہیں جو خوب پوشیدہ رکھے گئے ہیں۔ اے برہمنوں کے سردار، تمام گناہوں کے کامل ازالے کے لیے اُن کی یاترا کرنی چاہیے۔
Sūta (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottama/viprendrāḥ (addressed audience)
Scene: A map-like procession through scrubland and coastal inlets, with small, half-hidden water bodies and stone markers; pilgrims consult a local guide, suggesting ‘sugup्त’ sacred nodes.
FAQs
Not all sanctity is public; dharma includes seeking out sacred places and using them for inner purification.
The verse praises the broader network of many ‘hidden’ tīrthas in the Dvārakā region rather than a single named site.
Tīrtha-yātrā—visiting the tīrthas for sarva-pāpa removal.