Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
कतमे ब्राह्मणास्ते वै शंखतीर्थं प्रदर्शितम् । यैस्तस्य रोगमुक्त्यर्थं दुःखितस्य महात्मनः
katame brāhmaṇāste vai śaṃkhatīrthaṃ pradarśitam | yaistasya rogamuktyarthaṃ duḥkhitasya mahātmanaḥ
«Und welche Brahmanen waren es, die ihm Śaṅkhatīrtha zeigten—jene, die, um den leidenden Mahātman von der Krankheit zu befreien, es ihm offenbarten?»
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Sūta
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis in the assembly
Scene: A sorrowing, diseased kingly ascetic is approached by compassionate brāhmaṇas who point toward a sacred ford named Śaṅkhatīrtha, suggesting a hidden or lesser-known waterside shrine.
FAQs
Compassionate guidance by the righteous—especially the learned—helps the afflicted reach liberating sacred practices.
Śaṅkhatīrtha, whose revelation is treated as a decisive act of grace and guidance.
Implied: approach qualified guides and receive proper direction to the tīrtha for roga-mukti.