Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले नागतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । यत्र सिद्धा महानागा भये जाते ततो नृप
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | narmadādakṣiṇe kūle nāgatīrthamanuttamam | yatra siddhā mahānāgā bhaye jāte tato nṛpa
श्री मार्कण्डेय म्हणाले—नर्मदेच्या दक्षिण तिरी अनुपम नागतीर्थ आहे; जिथे सिद्ध महानाग, हे नृपा, भय उत्पन्न झाल्यावर (आश्रय घेतात/प्रवृत्त होतात)।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Nāgatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: O king (nṛpa)
Scene: Riverside Nāgatīrtha: luminous great nāgas with jeweled hoods emerge near a ghat or under a sacred tree; siddhas stand in the background; an atmosphere of protective awe as fear arises and is quelled.
FAQs
Sacred sites are introduced through mythic memory: the tīrtha’s power is tied to extraordinary events involving divine beings.
Nāgatīrtha on the southern bank of the Narmadā.
None in this introductory verse; it sets the narrative context for the tīrtha.