Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
एवमुक्तः स विप्रेंद्रः शंकरेण द्विजोत्तमाः । हस्तं संदर्शयामास तस्य शाकरसान्वितम्
evamuktaḥ sa vipreṃdraḥ śaṃkareṇa dvijottamāḥ | hastaṃ saṃdarśayāmāsa tasya śākarasānvitam
فلما خوطب هكذا من شَنْكَرَة، أظهر ذلك البراهمن الجليل يده، وكانت موهوبةً بـ«شاكاراسا» العجيبة.
Narrator
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (ṛṣi/assembly)
Scene: The sage extends his hand toward Śaṅkara (in brāhmaṇa guise), revealing a wondrous essence called śākarasa shimmering upon/within the palm; onlookers lean in.
FAQs
In tīrtha-māhātmya literature, divine grace can manifest tangibly, becoming a sign that prompts deeper instruction.
The verse remains within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative but does not itself name the site.
None explicitly; it records a miraculous display that sets up the teaching.