Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
इति त्रिपुरुषशालामाहात्म्यम् । नारद उवाच । अथान्यत्संप्रवक्ष्यामि मदीयसरसो महत्
iti tripuruṣaśālāmāhātmyam | nārada uvāca | athānyatsaṃpravakṣyāmi madīyasaraso mahat
Ainsi s’achève la glorification de la Salle de Tripuruṣa. Nārada dit : «À présent, je vais proclamer un autre récit — la grandeur immense du lac qui m’est associé».
Nārada
Tirtha: Nārada-saras (Nārada’s lake)
Type: kund
Scene: A colophon-like closure: ‘Thus the Tripuruṣa-hall māhātmya.’ Nārada then speaks, turning the audience toward the next sacred site—his great lake.
FAQs
Māhātmyas are structured teachings—one sacred site’s glory leads into another, guiding pilgrims through dharmic geography.
The Nāradīya-saras (Nārada’s sacred lake) is introduced as the next tīrtha to be praised.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it functions as a narrative transition introducing the lake’s greatness.