Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । अथ वस्त्रापथे क्षेत्रे संति तीर्थानि कोटिशः । तथापि सारं ते वच्मि सर्वतीर्थमहोदयम्
īśvara uvāca | atha vastrāpathe kṣetre saṃti tīrthāni koṭiśaḥ | tathāpi sāraṃ te vacmi sarvatīrthamahodayam
ঈশ্বৰ ক’লে: এতিয়া বস্ৰাপথ ক্ষেত্ৰত কোটি কোটি তীৰ্থ আছে; তথাপি মই তোমাক সাৰ কথাই ক’ম—সকলো তীৰ্থৰ মহোদয়, মঙ্গলৰ মহাস্ৰোত।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha (all-tīrtha-mahodayam—‘great source of auspiciousness of all tīrthas’)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Īśvara speaks, gesturing over a sacred map-like landscape of Vastrāpatha filled with countless tīrthas, while a single radiant focal tīrtha shines as the ‘essence’.
FAQs
Among many sacred options, the Purāṇa highlights an essential focus-point—encouraging concentrated devotion rather than mere enumeration.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra as a vast tīrtha-landscape containing innumerable holy spots.
No specific rite; the verse introduces a teaching that will identify the ‘sāra’ (core) among the tīrthas.
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