Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
क्षमा दमो दया दानं सत्यं शौचं धृतिस्तथा । विद्या विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं सर्वं तस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठितम्
kṣamā damo dayā dānaṃ satyaṃ śaucaṃ dhṛtistathā | vidyā vijñānamāstikyaṃ sarvaṃ tasminpratiṣṭhitam
ક્ષમા, દમ, દયા, દાન, સત્ય, શૌચ અને ધૃતિ; તેમજ વિદ્યા, વિજ્ઞાન અને આસ્તિક્ય—આ બધું તેમાં દૃઢપણે પ્રતિષ્ઠિત હતું।
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Pāṇḍava-sattama
Scene: An allegorical portrayal of virtues surrounding Viṣṇuśarman—each quality suggested through symbolic objects: water pot (śauca), scales (satya), open palm (dāna), calm gaze (kṣamā), rosary (āstikya).
FAQs
Inner tīrtha is character: forgiveness, self-control, compassion, truth, and purity are presented as the foundation of spiritual authority.
Indirectly Bhārabhūti tīrtha, through the saintly qualities of the figure connected to its origin story.
No external rite; the ‘prescription’ is ethical—cultivating core dharmic virtues.