Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
शंखतीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा शंखेश्वरस्य च । ततोऽहं संस्थिता ह्यत्र तस्यैवाराधने स्थिता
śaṃkhatīrthasya māhātmyaṃ śrutvā śaṃkheśvarasya ca | tato'haṃ saṃsthitā hyatra tasyaivārādhane sthitā
“ശംഖതീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ മഹാത്മ്യവും ശംഖേശ്വരന്റെ മഹിമയും കേട്ടിട്ട് ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ സ്ഥിരമായി പാർത്തു; അവന്റെ ആരാധനയിൽ മാത്രം നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു।”
Dhārā
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: Dhārā gestures toward the sacred spot, speaking of Śaṅkhatīrtha’s greatness and Śaṅkheśvara; her posture conveys unwavering dedication, as if anchored to the shrine by devotion.
FAQs
Hearing a tīrtha’s māhātmya inspires steadfast devotion—true pilgrimage culminates in sustained worship and inner commitment.
Śaṅkhatīrtha is explicitly praised, along with the presiding deity Śaṅkheśvara.
The implied practice is continuous ārādhana (regular worship) of Śaṅkheśvara while residing at the tīrtha.