Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
सांब उवाच । तिंगिन्याः किं स्वरूपं च किं प्रमाणं द्विजोत्तम । सर्वं विस्तरतो ब्रूहि ममास्त्यत्र प्रयोजनम्
sāṃba uvāca | tiṃginyāḥ kiṃ svarūpaṃ ca kiṃ pramāṇaṃ dvijottama | sarvaṃ vistarato brūhi mamāstyatra prayojanam
Sāmba dit : « Ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés, quelle est la véritable nature de Tiṃginī, et quelle en est la mesure (la règle juste) ? Dis-moi tout en détail, car j’ai ici un dessein. »
Sāmba (son of Jāmbavatī)
Tirtha: Tiṃginī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa (dvijottama)
Scene: Sāmba, earnest and intent, questions a venerable brāhmaṇa about Tiṃginī’s nature and measure; the setting suggests a pilgrim halt with water, sand, and ritual implements nearby.
FAQs
A sincere seeker asks for precise, detailed dharma—especially regarding expiation and sacred observance.
Tiṃginī is being introduced as a significant tīrtha/observance within this chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
The verse requests the ‘pramāṇa’ (proper standard/extent) for the Tiṃginī-related rite, which is given in the subsequent verses.