Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
पैजवन उवाच । एतान्भेदान्मम ब्रूहि विस्तरेण तपोधन । त्वद्वाक्यामृतपानेन तृषा नैव प्रशाम्यति
paijavana uvāca | etānbhedānmama brūhi vistareṇa tapodhana | tvadvākyāmṛtapānena tṛṣā naiva praśāmyati
পৈজবন বললেন— হে তপোধন! এই ভেদসমূহ আমাকে বিস্তারে বলুন। আপনার বাক্যামৃত পান করেও আমার তৃষ্ণা নিবৃত্ত হয় না।
Paijavana
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Paijavana
Scene: Paijavana, a royal figure, sits respectfully before the ascetic Gālava, hands folded, requesting detailed explanation; a calm hermitage with water pot, deer-skin seat, and a small worship pedestal hinting at Śāligrāma arcana.
FAQs
Sincere eagerness to learn sacred classifications and worship-methods is itself praised as devotional thirst.
The ongoing context remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya and the Śāligrāma tradition linked to Gaṇḍakī.
A request for detailed instruction—preparatory to correct identification and worship of Śāligrāma types.
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