Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
अग्नितीर्थे ऋषीणां तु कोटिः साग्रा स्थिता शुभे । रुद्रेश्वरे स्मृतं लक्षं कंपर्द्दीशे तथैव च
agnitīrthe ṛṣīṇāṃ tu koṭiḥ sāgrā sthitā śubhe | rudreśvare smṛtaṃ lakṣaṃ kaṃparddīśe tathaiva ca
അഗ്നിതീർത്ഥത്തിലെ ആ ശുഭസ്ഥാനത്ത് ഋഷികളുടെ സാഗ്ര ഒരു കോടി വസിക്കുന്നു. രുദ്രേശ്വരത്തിൽ ഒരു ലക്ഷം എന്ന് സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; അതുപോലെ കമ്പർദ്ദീശയിലും।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha; Rudreśvara; Kaṃparddīśa
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrim-seeker/ṛṣi interlocutor (contextual)
Scene: Pilgrims moving along a coastal route: first a fire-associated water spot (Agnitīrtha) with ritual bathing, then two Śiva shrines (Rudreśvara, Kaṃparddīśa) with ascetics gathered; each node marked by distinct iconography.
FAQs
Holy places are living spiritual ecosystems—sustained by the presence and austerity of sages and siddhas.
Agnitīrtha, Rudreśvara, and Kaṃparddīśa within Prabhāsakṣetra.
No direct injunction; the verse functions as tīrtha-stuti by describing the sanctifying presence of ṛṣis.