Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं तव भक्त्या तु भारत । पृथिव्यां सागरान्तायां प्रख्यातो मन्मथेश्वरः
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ tava bhaktyā tu bhārata | pṛthivyāṃ sāgarāntāyāṃ prakhyāto manmatheśvaraḥ
Tout cela t’a été exposé, ô Bhārata, en raison de ta dévotion. Manmatheśvara est renommé sur toute la terre, ceinte par les océans.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate continuation in Adhyāya 103)
Tirtha: Manmatheśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (addressed as ‘Bhārata’, ‘bhaktyā’)
Scene: A teacher-sage concludes the māhātmya discourse, gesturing toward the Śiva shrine; pilgrims from many regions arrive, symbolizing the deity’s fame across the earth.
FAQs
Devotion makes one fit to receive sacred teachings, and true tīrthas gain renown through their dharmic power.
Manmatheśvara, celebrated as widely renowned.
None; it concludes the explanation and praises the tīrtha’s widespread fame.