Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
ततो महेश्वरः प्राह सत्यमेतत्सुरोदितम् । ब्रह्माद्यास्तं तथा प्राहुरत्र भूयोऽप्यथो गुरुः
tato maheśvaraḥ prāha satyametatsuroditam | brahmādyāstaṃ tathā prāhuratra bhūyo'pyatho guruḥ
Alors Maheśvara déclara : «Véridique est ce qu’ont dit les dieux.» Brahmā et les autres parlèrent de même, et le Guru, de nouveau, l’attesta en ce lieu.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Mahī-kṣetra / Mahī-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Maheśvara appears (or speaks) in majestic calm, with Brahmā and other devas assembled; a venerable Guru figure stands to reaffirm; the sacred landscape of Mahī is shown below as the object of their endorsement.
FAQs
When divine and guru testimony converge, the tīrtha’s sanctity becomes a settled dharmic truth.
The same Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama tīrtha whose greatness the devas had just described.
No direct prescription; it provides confirmation/authorization for the rites already praised (snāna, Pitṛ satisfaction).