Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
कतमे ब्राह्मणास्ते वै शंखतीर्थं प्रदर्शितम् । यैस्तस्य रोगमुक्त्यर्थं दुःखितस्य महात्मनः
katame brāhmaṇāste vai śaṃkhatīrthaṃ pradarśitam | yaistasya rogamuktyarthaṃ duḥkhitasya mahātmanaḥ
അവനോട് ശംഖതീർത്ഥം കാണിച്ച ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ ആരായിരുന്നു—ദുഃഖിതനായ ആ മഹാത്മാവിനെ രോഗമുക്തനാക്കുവാൻ അവർ അതു വെളിപ്പെടുത്തിയതല്ലോ?
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Sūta
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis in the assembly
Scene: A sorrowing, diseased kingly ascetic is approached by compassionate brāhmaṇas who point toward a sacred ford named Śaṅkhatīrtha, suggesting a hidden or lesser-known waterside shrine.
FAQs
Compassionate guidance by the righteous—especially the learned—helps the afflicted reach liberating sacred practices.
Śaṅkhatīrtha, whose revelation is treated as a decisive act of grace and guidance.
Implied: approach qualified guides and receive proper direction to the tīrtha for roga-mukti.