Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24
यतः प्रदेशादुत्तस्थावंबुधेर्द्विजसत्तमाः । अग्नितीर्थं विजानीत तं प्रदेशमनुत्तमम्
yataḥ pradeśāduttasthāvaṃbudherdvijasattamāḥ | agnitīrthaṃ vijānīta taṃ pradeśamanuttamam
O ihr Besten der Zweimalgeborenen, erkennt jenen unvergleichlichen Ort—wo das Feuer aus dem Ozean emporstieg—als Agnitīrtha.
Narrator (addressing dvijas; tīrtha-identification tone)
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Dvija-sattamas (explicit address)
Scene: Sages are instructed: the camera-like focus points to a specific shoreline spot; from the ocean, Agni rises—flames and light emerging from waves—while learned brāhmaṇas look on in wonder.
FAQs
A tīrtha is sanctified by divine manifestation; remembering and honoring such a place supports faith and dharmic living.
Agnitīrtha—the spot from which Agni emerged from the ocean.
Not yet in this verse; it primarily names and identifies the tīrtha.
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