Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
ऋषय ऊचुः । एतेषां सूत तीर्थानां तीर्थमस्ति सुसिद्धिदम् । क्वचित्किंञ्चिद्भवेत्सिद्धिर्यत्र स्नानाच्छरीरजा
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | eteṣāṃ sūta tīrthānāṃ tīrthamasti susiddhidam | kvacitkiṃñcidbhavetsiddhiryatra snānāccharīrajā
ഋഷിമാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ സൂത, ഈ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിൽ ഉത്തമസിദ്ധി നൽകുന്ന ഒരു തീർത്ഥമുണ്ടോ? എവിടെയെങ്കിലും സ്നാനത്താൽ ശരീരജന്യമായ സിദ്ധിയും ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലം ഉണ്ടോ?
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of sages seated on kuśa grass under trees, addressing Sūta with folded hands; in the background, a map-like suggestion of multiple tīrthas; the mood is inquisitive and reverent.
FAQs
It frames tīrtha-yātrā as a disciplined search for the most efficacious sacred place, where practice yields palpable spiritual results.
The sages are inquiring; the specific siddhi-giving tīrtha is answered in subsequent verses.
Snāna (bathing) is highlighted as the means through which siddhi may arise.