Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43
कमण्डलुधरो देवस्त्रिदण्डी ज्ञानकोविदः । योगपट्टाक्षसूत्रेण छत्रेणैव विराजितः
kamaṇḍaludharo devastridaṇḍī jñānakovidaḥ | yogapaṭṭākṣasūtreṇa chatreṇaiva virājitaḥ
तो दिव्य मुनि कमंडलू धारण करून, त्रिदंड घेऊन, पवित्र ज्ञानात निपुण होता; योगपट्टा, जपमाळ व छत्र यांनी शोभून तेजस्वी दिसत होता.
Narrator (speaker not explicitly identified in this verse)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: tirtha
Scene: Nārada appears as a radiant ascetic: water-pot in hand, triple staff, yogic girdle, rosary, and a parasol—an icon of disciplined knowledge and divine dignity.
FAQs
True authority is marked by tapas, discipline, and knowledge—external signs here reflect inner spiritual attainment.
No tīrtha is directly glorified; the verse is a descriptive portrait within the Tripura-vadha narrative.
None; it describes ascetic attributes (kamaṇḍalu, staff, rosary) rather than prescribing a rite.