Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
अन्ये कौतूहलाविष्टाः संचरान्विषमान्मिथः । पप्रच्छुर्जहसुश्चान्ये ज्ञात्वा मार्गप्रवर्तिनम्
anye kautūhalāviṣṭāḥ saṃcarānviṣamānmithaḥ | papracchurjahasuścānye jñātvā mārgapravartinam
മറ്റുള്ളവർ കൗതുകത്തിൽ ആകുലരായി, അസമമായ വഴികളിലൂടെ ഇങ്ങോട്ടും അങ്ങോട്ടും സഞ്ചരിച്ചു; ചിലർ ചോദിച്ചു, ചിലർ വഴിപ്രവർത്തകനെ തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞ് ചിരിച്ചു.
Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A lively crowd on irregular pathways—some stepping carefully over stones or steps, others turning to ask questions; a central figure (the guide) is recognized, prompting smiles and laughter; the scene balances sacred travel with human warmth.
FAQs
On the pilgrimage-path, inquiry and guidance matter—recognizing the true guide helps one traverse difficult terrain and confusion.
The verse continues the scene-setting in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; it does not name a particular tīrtha.
No explicit rite is stated; the focus is on movement, questioning, and following the guide on the path.