Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
पैजवन उवाच । एतान्भेदान्मम ब्रूहि विस्तरेण तपोधन । त्वद्वाक्यामृतपानेन तृषा नैव प्रशाम्यति
paijavana uvāca | etānbhedānmama brūhi vistareṇa tapodhana | tvadvākyāmṛtapānena tṛṣā naiva praśāmyati
Paijavana dit : «Ô trésor d’ascèse, expose-moi en détail ces distinctions. En buvant le nectar de tes paroles, ma soif ne s’apaise pas encore.»
Paijavana
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Paijavana
Scene: Paijavana, a royal figure, sits respectfully before the ascetic Gālava, hands folded, requesting detailed explanation; a calm hermitage with water pot, deer-skin seat, and a small worship pedestal hinting at Śāligrāma arcana.
FAQs
Sincere eagerness to learn sacred classifications and worship-methods is itself praised as devotional thirst.
The ongoing context remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya and the Śāligrāma tradition linked to Gaṇḍakī.
A request for detailed instruction—preparatory to correct identification and worship of Śāligrāma types.