Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
तस्याधस्ताच्छिला विप्रा विद्यते वैष्णवी शुभा । भ्रमन्ती चतुरस्रा च सर्वपातकनाशिनी
tasyādhastācchilā viprā vidyate vaiṣṇavī śubhā | bhramantī caturasrā ca sarvapātakanāśinī
Di bawah tempat itu, wahai para brāhmaṇa, terdapat lempeng batu Vaiṣṇavī yang suci—jalur pradakṣiṇanya berputar melingkar namun juga bersisi empat—yang melenyapkan segala dosa.
Sūta
Tirtha: Vaiṣṇavī Śilā (stone-slab)
Type: ghat
Scene: A distinctive sacred stone-slab set on a lower terrace; pilgrims circumambulate; the slab appears four-sided yet associated with a circular path; offerings of tulasī, flowers, and water; a subtle Viṣṇu aura.
FAQs
The Purāṇa extends tīrtha sanctity to tangible markers—stones and circuits of worship—teaching that devotion expressed physically can purify wrongdoing.
An auspicious Vaiṣṇavī śilā located beneath the previously described holy region (linked in sequence to Siddhakṣetra).
The description suggests a devotional circuit (bhramaṇa/parikramā) around the sacred stone, though the verse does not spell out a full procedure.