Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47
जटातीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं मया वक्तुं न शक्यते । शंकरो वेत्ति तत्तीर्थं हरिर्वेत्ति विधिस्तथा
jaṭātīrthasya māhātmyaṃ mayā vaktuṃ na śakyate | śaṃkaro vetti tattīrthaṃ harirvetti vidhistathā
ജടാതീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ മഹാത്മ്യം ഞാൻ പൂർണ്ണമായി പറയാൻ കഴിയില്ല. ആ തീർത്ഥത്തെ ശങ്കരൻ അറിയുന്നു; ഹരിയും അറിയുന്നു; വിധി (ബ്രഹ്മാ)യും അറിയുന്നു.
Unspecified in snippet (hyperbolic praise within Setu-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Jaṭātīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis
Scene: A narrator gestures in humility while a subtle triadic divine presence (Śiva, Viṣṇu, Brahmā) is suggested above the tīrtha, indicating that only they fully know its greatness.
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The tīrtha’s sanctity is portrayed as immeasurable, affirmed by the highest divine authorities.
Jaṭātīrtha is extolled as so महान that only Śiva, Viṣṇu, and Brahmā truly know it.
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