Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
तत्फलं स्तंभतीर्थे वै शनिदर्शे भविष्यति । एवं दत्ते वरे स्कंदस्तदा प्रीतमनाभवत्
tatphalaṃ staṃbhatīrthe vai śanidarśe bhaviṣyati | evaṃ datte vare skaṃdastadā prītamanābhavat
That very fruit will indeed be obtained at Staṃbhatīrtha, at Śanidarśa. When this boon was thus granted, Skanda became pleased at heart.
Narratorial voice within Sūta’s discourse (context: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa dialogue to sages)
Tirtha: Staṃbhatīrtha (at Śanidarśa)
Type: ghat
Scene: At a pillar-marked tīrtha, Skanda (youthful warrior deity) stands radiant, granting a boon to devotees/sages; nearby is a dark, austere shrine/spot of Śanidarśa, with oil lamps and a black stone icon or planetary emblem; the atmosphere is concluding and auspicious.
FAQs
Divine boons often crystallize as sacred geography: specific tīrthas become reliable sources of spiritual merit.
Staṃbhatīrtha (and the associated Śanidarśa) is explicitly named as the locus where the described merit is obtained.
Implied tīrtha-sevā—going to Staṃbhatīrtha/Śanidarśa for darśana and related observances to gain the stated fruit.