Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 94
गंगाधरो रुद्रपीठे सुपीठे जलदः स्मृतः । त्र्यंबके त्रिपुरारिश्च श्रीशैले च त्रिलोचनः
gaṃgādharo rudrapīṭhe supīṭhe jaladaḥ smṛtaḥ | tryaṃbake tripurāriśca śrīśaile ca trilocanaḥ
ৰুদ্ৰপীঠত তেওঁ গঙ্গাধৰ—গঙ্গা ধাৰণকাৰী; আৰু সুপীঠত তেওঁ জলদ—মেঘসদৃশ দাতা—বুলি স্মৰিত। ত্ৰ্যম্বকত তেওঁ ত্ৰিপুৰাৰি—ত্ৰিপুৰৰ শত্রু; আৰু শ্ৰীশৈলত তেওঁ ত্ৰিলোচন—তিনিনয়ন প্ৰভু—বুলি খ্যাত।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Tryaṃbaka; Śrīśaila; (Rudrapīṭha, Supīṭha)
Type: peak
Scene: A powerful Śaiva montage: at Rudrapīṭha, Śiva with Gaṅgā flowing from matted locks; at Supīṭha, rain-cloud ‘Jalada’ imagery blessing the land; at Tryambaka, Tripurāri with bow of Pināka and the burning of Tripura symbolized; at Śrīśaila, majestic Trilocana on a sacred mountain with devotees climbing steps.
FAQs
Śiva’s one essence manifests as multiple compassionate and powerful aspects, each honored in a specific tīrtha.
Rudrapīṭha, Supīṭha, Tryaṃbaka, and Śrīśaila are highlighted with famous Śaiva epithets.
No direct injunction; the verse supports tīrtha-yātrā and liṅga-darśana through praise of named sites.