Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
चन्द्रतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः । इन्द्रेश्वरं च संपूज्य मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
candratīrthe naraḥ snātvā saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ | indreśvaraṃ ca saṃpūjya mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
جو شخص چندرتیرتھ میں اشنان کرکے پِتروں اور دیوتاؤں کو ترپن پیش کرے اور اندریشور کی باقاعدہ پوجا کرے، وہ یقیناً گناہ و بندھن سے مُکت ہو جاتا ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Unspecified in snippet (māhātmya assertion within Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative)
Tirtha: Candratīrtha / Candrodaka-tīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim at a moon-associated tīrtha performs snāna, then offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands to pitṛs and devas, and finally worships a Śiva-liṅga as Indreśvara under a temple canopy; attendants hold lamps and conch; the sea-breeze of Prabhāsa is implied.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is fulfilled by a complete dharmic sequence—purifying bath, ancestral rites, and devotion to Śiva—leading to release from sin and bondage.
Candratīrtha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, together with the nearby/related Śiva manifestation Indreśvara.
Snāna at Candratīrtha, tarpaṇa to Pitṛs and devatās, and full worship (saṃpūjā) of Indreśvara.