Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
अग्नितीर्थे महापुण्ये सर्वपातकनाशने । ततः कलियुगे प्राप्ते भ्रातृभिश्च समन्वितः
agnitīrthe mahāpuṇye sarvapātakanāśane | tataḥ kaliyuge prāpte bhrātṛbhiśca samanvitaḥ
اگنی تیرتھ میں—جو نہایت عظیم ثواب والا اور تمام گناہوں کو مٹانے والا ہے—پھر جب کلی یگ آیا تو وہ اپنے بھائیوں کے ساتھ ظاہر ہوا۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A coastal sacred ford named Agnitīrtha, with pilgrims approaching the shore; the atmosphere suggests a threshold of ages (Kali-yuga onset) and the promise of sin-destruction.
FAQs
Even in Kali Yuga, tīrthas like Agnitīrtha retain sin-destroying power, affirming the enduring refuge of sacred geography and devotion.
Agnitīrtha within Prabhāsakṣetra, praised as mahāpuṇya and sarvapātakanāśana.
Not specified in this verse; it identifies Agnitīrtha’s purificatory power, typically associated with tīrtha-darśana and snāna in the māhātmya context.