The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes The Greatness of Ravi Tirtha which is chapter 70 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 seventieth chapter of the Reva-khanda of the Avantya-khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 70 - The Greatness of Ravi Tīrtha
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said:
1-4. There is a highly splendid Tīrtha on the northern bank of Revā. It was inaugurated by Ravi. O son of Kuntī, it causes the destruction of all sins.
There, on the northern bank, Bhāskara (the Sun-god) stays with his sixteenth part. He is installed on Narmada as an eradicates of all the ailments of men.
O excellent king, on every sixth, eighth and fourteenth lunar day, if a man bathes (the deity) and devoutly offers Śrāddha unto the departed, O son of Kuntī, his sins will be destroyed. He is honoured in the world of the Sun.
Falling down from heaven (later) he will be born in a family free from impurities. In every birth he shall live free of all ailments and will be wealthy.