Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
ब्रह्मापि स्तंभतीर्थाय ददावर्घं समाहितः । ददौ च सर्वतीर्थानां श्रेष्ठत्वममितद्युतिः
brahmāpi staṃbhatīrthāya dadāvarghaṃ samāhitaḥ | dadau ca sarvatīrthānāṃ śreṣṭhatvamamitadyutiḥ
ബ്രഹ്മാവും ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തനായി സ്തംഭതീർത്ഥത്തിന് അർഘ്യം അർപ്പിച്ചു. ആ അമിതദ്യുതിയുള്ളവൻ അതിന് സർവ്വതീർത്ഥങ്ങളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠത്വം നൽകി॥
Narratorial voice within Sūta’s discourse (context: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa dialogue to sages)
Tirtha: Staṃbhatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: Brahmā, serene and focused, offers arghya at Staṃbhatīrtha; the waters shimmer as if containing all tīrthas, while a luminous aura marks the place’s newly bestowed supremacy.
FAQs
When cosmic authorities honor a place, its sanctity is established as a dharmic landmark for all beings.
Staṃbhatīrtha is praised as receiving Brahmā’s arghya and being granted superiority among tīrthas.
Arghya—an offering of water made with reverence—presented to the tīrtha as part of worshipful observance.