Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
स्तंभादेतन्महातीर्थमप्रसिद्धं भविष्यति । स्तंभतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सुप्रसिद्धं भविष्यति
staṃbhādetanmahātīrthamaprasiddhaṃ bhaviṣyati | staṃbhatīrthamiti khyātaṃ suprasiddhaṃ bhaviṣyati
ಈ ಸ್ತಂಭದಿಂದ ಈ ಮಹಾತೀರ್ಥವು ಇನ್ನು ಅಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ‘ಸ್ತಂಭತೀರ್ಥ’ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಿನಿಂದ ಅದು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗುವುದು.
Dharma (personified), proclaiming the tīrtha’s future fame
Tirtha: Stambhatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Skanda/Guha (and/or assembly)
Scene: A striking stone or cosmic pillar rising near water’s edge; sages and pilgrims gather as the place is proclaimed ‘Stambhatīrtha’; subtle divine light indicates sanctification.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes spiritually potent and widely sought when divinely named and sanctioned—fame here signifies sanctity and accessibility for devotees.
Stambhatīrtha (the ‘Pillar-Tīrtha’).
None directly; it announces the tīrtha’s identity and future renown.