Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीसूत उवाच । तथैव तीर्थस्तबकान् वक्ष्येऽहमृषिसत्तमाः । यैस्तु तीर्थावलीगुम्फः पूर्वोक्तैरेकतः कृतः
śrīsūta uvāca | tathaiva tīrthastabakān vakṣye'hamṛṣisattamāḥ | yaistu tīrthāvalīgumphaḥ pūrvoktairekataḥ kṛtaḥ
শ্রীসূত বললেন—হে ঋষিসত্তমগণ, তদ্রূপভাবে আমি তীর্থের ‘স্তবক’ (গুচ্ছ) বর্ণনা করব, যেগুলির দ্বারা পূর্বোক্ত তীর্থমালা একত্রে গাঁথা হয়।
Sūta
Tirtha: Tīrtha-stabaka of Revā
Type: kshetra
Listener: ṛṣi-sattamāḥ (best of sages)
Scene: Sūta addresses the sages, promising to describe ‘clusters of tīrthas’ that bind the earlier list into a single garland.
FAQs
Sacred geography is not random; tīrthas are presented as meaningful groupings that guide pilgrimage and contemplation.
The broader Revā tīrtha network; the verse introduces their organized ‘clusters’.
None directly; it is a narrative transition announcing a structured listing of tīrthas.