The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes The Greatness of Erandi Tirtha which is chapter 185 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 one hundred eighty-fifth chapter of the Reva-khanda of the Avantya-khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 185 - The Greatness of Eraṇḍī Tīrtha
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said:
1-3. Thereafter, O king, a person should go to the excellent Eraṇḍī Tīrtha. Merely by taking his holy bath therein Brahmahatyā is dispelled.
On the fourteenth lunar day in the bright half of the month of Aśvayuja (Āśvina), a devotee should observe fast and remain pure. After bath he should offer libations to Pitṛs and Devatās.
He will be blessed with sons, prosperity and handsome features. He will live for a hundred years. On death he goes to Śivaloka. No doubt need be entertained in this respect.