Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes The Greatness of Shankhacuda Tirtha which is chapter 75 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), mythology (itihasa), genealogy (vamsha) etc. This is the seventy-fifth chapter of the Reva-khanda of the Avantya-khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 75 - The Greatness of 艢补峁卥丑补肠奴岣峚 罢墨谤迟丑补
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
艢r墨 M膩rka峁囜笉eya said:
1-5. There is a great and beautiful 罢墨谤迟丑补 on the southern bank of Narma岣嵞�. It is well-known in the terrestrial sphere by the name of 艢补峁卥丑补肠奴岣峚, O son of 笔腻峁囜笉耻. 艢补峁卥丑补肠奴岣峚 is himself present there on the pleasant bank of 狈补谤尘补诲腻, due to the fear of Vainateya (骋补谤耻岣峚).
A person should remain clean with mental concentration and purity and bathe 艢补峁卥丑补肠奴岣峚 with milk, honey and ghee.
He should keep awake at night before the Lord. After honouring 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 of esteemed holy vows, with cooked rice soaked in curds, a cow should be gifted to an eminent 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺. Thereby all sins will be destroyed.
Libation should be offered (to the 笔颈迟峁泂) killed by serpent bite. He shall go to the greatest world, as said by 艢补峁卥补谤补.