Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
एवमुक्त्वा पुलस्त्यं स पुत्रमभ्यादिदेश ह । शीघ्रमर्घं तीर्थहेतोः समानय यथार्चये
evamuktvā pulastyaṃ sa putramabhyādideśa ha | śīghramarghaṃ tīrthahetoḥ samānaya yathārcaye
ಹೀಗೆ ಪುಲಸ್ತ್ಯನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿ, ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರನಿಗೆ ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸಿದನು—“ತೀರ್ಥಗಳ ನಿಮಿತ್ತ ಅರ್ಘ್ಯವನ್ನು ಶೀಘ್ರವಾಗಿ ತಂದುಕೊ, ನಾನು ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಚನೆ ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ।”
Narrative voice (contextually Nārada); directive issued by Brahmā
Tirtha: Sarvatīrtha (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā turns to Pulastya and commands swift preparation; a son/attendant rushes with a shining arghya vessel as the tīrthas await worship.
FAQs
Sacred places are to be honored ritually; reverence (argha/arcana) is part of dharmic engagement with tīrthas.
The verse sets up a collective honoring of tīrthas; no single named site appears in this line.
Bringing and offering argha as part of arcana (formal worship) directed toward tīrthas.