Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
इंद्रद्युम्न उवाच । कथयस्व मुनिश्रेष्ठ किंचित्कौतूहलं मम । पुण्यं पवित्रं पापघ्नं तीर्थं तु वद विस्तरात्
iṃdradyumna uvāca | kathayasva muniśreṣṭha kiṃcitkautūhalaṃ mama | puṇyaṃ pavitraṃ pāpaghnaṃ tīrthaṃ tu vada vistarāt
ឥន្ទ្រទ្យុម្នៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ ឱ មុនីដ៏ប្រសើរបំផុត សូមប្រាប់ខ្ញុំផង—ចិត្តខ្ញុំមានក្តីចង់ដឹងមួយ។ សូមពណ៌នាលម្អិតអំពីទីរថៈ (tīrtha) ដ៏បុណ្យសក្តិសិទ្ធិ បរិសុទ្ធ និងបំផ្លាញបាប។
Indradyumna
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: King Indradyumna, hands folded, asks the foremost sage to describe a particular tīrtha in full detail; the setting is a respectful dialogue space (āśrama or royal hall).
FAQs
A seeker should approach realized sages with sincere inquiry to learn about purifying practices and sacred places.
No single site is named in this verse; it initiates a request to describe a pāpaghna tīrtha.
None explicitly; the verse requests a detailed teaching about a tīrtha (typically involving darśana, snāna, and remembrance).