Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
वृक्षच्छायासु तीर्थेषु नदीषु च नदेषु च । जलेन सिंचत्स्ववपुः सर्वत्रापि महेश्वरः
vṛkṣacchāyāsu tīrtheṣu nadīṣu ca nadeṣu ca | jalena siṃcatsvavapuḥ sarvatrāpi maheśvaraḥ
Im Schatten der Bäume, an heiligen Tīrthas, in großen Flüssen und in Bächen besprengte Maheśvara überall seinen eigenen Leib mit Wasser.
Gālava
Type: tirtha
Scene: Śiva moving from grove to grove: under tree canopies, at ford-stones, along broad rivers and narrow streams, repeatedly sprinkling water over his body—an image of ritual cooling amid inner fever.
FAQs
The verse highlights the purificatory and cooling sanctity of water and tīrthas, integral to dharma and pilgrimage culture.
It broadly praises tīrthas and rivers as sacred supports, preparing for the specific naming of Hara-tīrtha later in the chapter.
A form of ritual purification is implied—contact with water (sprinkling/bathing) at tīrthas and rivers.