Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
सूत उवाच । सत्यमेतन्महाभागास्तत्र संख्या न विद्यते । तीर्थानां चैव लिंगानामाश्र माणां तथैव च
sūta uvāca | satyametanmahābhāgāstatra saṃkhyā na vidyate | tīrthānāṃ caiva liṃgānāmāśra māṇāṃ tathaiva ca
Sūta berkata: “Benar adanya, wahai para resi yang mulia—di sana tiada terhitung jumlahnya: tīrtha-tīrtha suci, liṅga-liṅga Śiva, dan demikian pula āśrama-āśrama pertapaan.”
Sūta
Tirtha: Śaṅkha-tīrtha (implied locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: Sūta’s son responds with assurance; behind him, a visionary panorama of countless liṅgas, ghāṭas, and hermitages stretching into the distance.
FAQs
The sacred field is inexhaustible—divine presence is expressed through innumerable tīrthas, liṅgas, and āśramas.
The verse speaks generally of the region under discussion; a specific tīrtha is named in the following verse(s).
No direct prescription; it establishes the abundance of sacred supports for pilgrimage and worship.