Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
अथ तस्यानुजो जज्ञे शंखाख्यो धर्मशास्त्रवित् । कन्दमूलफलाहारः सदैव तपसि स्थितः
atha tasyānujo jajñe śaṃkhākhyo dharmaśāstravit | kandamūlaphalāhāraḥ sadaiva tapasi sthitaḥ
Puis naquit son cadet, nommé Śaṅkha—connaisseur des Dharma-śāstras—se nourrissant de racines, de tubercules et de fruits, demeurant sans cesse établi dans l’ascèse.
Brahmin sages
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha (eponym implied)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Rājā
Scene: Śaṅkha r̥ṣi, youthful yet austere, carries a staff and waterpot; nearby are forest fruits and roots; his posture conveys discipline and scriptural mastery.
FAQs
Learning (śāstra-jñāna) joined with austerity (tapas) is honored as the foundation for sacred influence and tīrtha-glory.
Śaṅkhatīrtha, whose name is tied to the sage Śaṅkha introduced here.
None; it characterizes the sage’s disciplined lifestyle as part of the tīrtha’s sanctifying backstory.