Sage Agastya telling about different holy places

Southern Journey: Sage Agastya telling about different holy places:

(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 6)

Kashi, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh

• Meditation: I meditate on Kashi which bestows liberation.

• Sage Agastya telling about various Teerthas: Sage Agastya saw Sri Shaila. Sage Agastya enumerated several Teerthas which are: Teertharaja Prayaga, Naimisha, Kurukshetra, Gangadwara, Avantika, Ayodhya, Mathura, Dwaraka and Amaravati, the place where Saraswati and Sindhu join the sea, the confluence of Ganga and the Ocean, Kanti (Kanchi), Tryambaka, Saptagodavari, Kalanjara, Prabhasa, Badarikashrama, Mahalaya, Omkarakshetra (Amarakantaka), Jagannathpuri, Gokarna, Bhrigukaccha (Broach in Gujarat), Bhrigutunga (in Nepal), Pushkara, Sriparvata, Dharatirtha and Gayatirtha.
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 6)

• Sage Agastya telling about mental Teerthas: Sage Agastya mentioned about Truth, Forbearance, Control of the organs of the senses and organs of action, Compassion for all living beings, Straightforwardness, Religious gifting, Self-Restraint, Contentedness, Celibacy, Speaking pleasing words, Knowledge, Courage (Fortitude), Penance, Purity of Mind.
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 6)

• Sage Agastya telling about holy places bestowing salvation: The seven cities which bestow salvation are: Kashi, Kanti (Kanchi), Maya, Ayodhya, Dwaravati, Mathura and Avantika. The entire Sri Shaila bestows salvation. Kedara is superior to it. Prayaga is a greater bestower of salvation than Sri Shaila and Kedara. Avimukta is greater than Prayaga. The other holy places make Kashi accessible.
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 6)

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