Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
क्षमा दमो दया दानं सत्यं शौचं धृतिस्तथा । विद्या विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं सर्वं तस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठितम्
kṣamā damo dayā dānaṃ satyaṃ śaucaṃ dhṛtistathā | vidyā vijñānamāstikyaṃ sarvaṃ tasminpratiṣṭhitam
Patience, maîtrise de soi, compassion, don, véracité, pureté et constance — ainsi que savoir, discernement et foi — tout cela était fermement établi en lui.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Pāṇḍava-sattama
Scene: An allegorical portrayal of virtues surrounding Viṣṇuśarman—each quality suggested through symbolic objects: water pot (śauca), scales (satya), open palm (dāna), calm gaze (kṣamā), rosary (āstikya).
FAQs
Inner tīrtha is character: forgiveness, self-control, compassion, truth, and purity are presented as the foundation of spiritual authority.
Indirectly Bhārabhūti tīrtha, through the saintly qualities of the figure connected to its origin story.
No external rite; the ‘prescription’ is ethical—cultivating core dharmic virtues.