Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीसूत उवाच । तथैव तीर्थस्तबकान् वक्ष्येऽहमृषिसत्तमाः । यैस्तु तीर्थावलीगुम्फः पूर्वोक्तैरेकतः कृतः
śrīsūta uvāca | tathaiva tīrthastabakān vakṣye'hamṛṣisattamāḥ | yaistu tīrthāvalīgumphaḥ pūrvoktairekataḥ kṛtaḥ
Śrī Sūta dijo: Del mismo modo, oh mejores de los ṛṣis, describiré los “racimos” de los sagrados vados (tīrthas), por los cuales la guirnalda de tīrthas antes enseñada queda tejida en una sola unidad.
Sūta
Tirtha: Tīrtha-stabaka of Revā
Type: kshetra
Listener: ṛṣi-sattamāḥ (best of sages)
Scene: Sūta addresses the sages, promising to describe ‘clusters of tīrthas’ that bind the earlier list into a single garland.
FAQs
Sacred geography is not random; tīrthas are presented as meaningful groupings that guide pilgrimage and contemplation.
The broader Revā tīrtha network; the verse introduces their organized ‘clusters’.
None directly; it is a narrative transition announcing a structured listing of tīrthas.