Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 136
यस्यैते नियता दंडाः स त्रिदंडी यतिः स्मृतः । अनुरागं जनो याति परोक्षे गुणकीर्तनम्
yasyaite niyatā daṃḍāḥ sa tridaṃḍī yatiḥ smṛtaḥ | anurāgaṃ jano yāti parokṣe guṇakīrtanam
ഈ ദണ്ഡങ്ങൾ ദൃഢമായി നിയന്ത്രിതമായിരിക്കുന്നവൻ ത്രിദണ്ഡീ യതി എന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. ജനങ്ങൾ അവനോടു അനുരാഗം പുലർത്തും; അവൻ അകന്നിരിക്കുമ്പോഴും അവന്റെ ഗുണകീർത്തനം ചെയ്യും।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A tridaṇḍī ascetic holding three staffs bound together, standing calmly as villagers bow; in the background, people speak of his virtues even after he has walked away, indicating enduring influence.
FAQs
A true renunciant is defined by consistent threefold self-restraint; such integrity naturally inspires devotion and praise.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
The normative mark of the tridaṇḍī is prescribed: regulated discipline in speech, action, and mind.