Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
ऋषय ऊचुः । जलशायी कथं तत्र संप्राप्तः सूतनन्दन । पूज्यते विधिना केन तत्सर्वं विस्तराद्वद
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | jalaśāyī kathaṃ tatra saṃprāptaḥ sūtanandana | pūjyate vidhinā kena tatsarvaṃ vistarādvada
Les ṛṣis dirent : « Ô fils de Sūta, comment Jalaśāyī est-il venu à être établi en ce lieu ? Par quel rite l’honore-t-on ? Dis-nous tout en détail. »
Ṛṣis (sages)
Tirtha: Jalaśāyī (as referenced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta-nandana (addressed)
Scene: A forest hermitage assembly of ṛṣis respectfully questioning Sūta’s son about the origin and worship-procedure of Jalaśāyī; palm-leaf manuscripts, sacrificial fires, calm yet intent faces.
FAQs
Sacred tradition values inquiry: understanding a tīrtha’s origin and its proper worship is part of dharma.
The Jalaśāyī-Hari sacred place previously introduced; the sages ask for its origin story.
A request for the precise worship-vidhi; the prescription itself follows in subsequent verses.