Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
तस्य तीर्थस्य पुण्यस्य क्षीरकुण्डमिति प्रथाम् । भवतां सादरं वक्ष्ये शृणुध्वं श्रद्धया सह
tasya tīrthasya puṇyasya kṣīrakuṇḍamiti prathām | bhavatāṃ sādaraṃ vakṣye śṛṇudhvaṃ śraddhayā saha
À présent, je vais vous exposer avec déférence le récit renommé de ce tīrtha saint et méritoire, célèbre sous le nom de « Kṣīrakuṇḍa ». Écoutez avec foi.
Narrator of the Setukhaṇḍa (deduced: Skanda speaking within Setu Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Kṣīrakuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: Audience of dvija-s / seekers
Scene: A teacher-narrator seated in a simple āśrama setting, addressing attentive dvija listeners; behind them, a symbolic depiction of the milk-white kuṇḍa and the sea, indicating the story’s locus.
FAQs
Śraddhā (faithful attention) is presented as the right vessel for receiving tīrtha-māhātmya, which itself generates devotion and merit.
The tīrtha known as Kṣīrakuṇḍa.
The instruction is śravaṇa (devout listening) to the māhātmya; no external rite is specified in this verse.