Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेन्द्र मणिनागेश्वरं शुभम् । उत्तरे नर्मदाकूले सर्वपापक्षयंकरम् । स्थापितं मणिनागेन लोकानां हितकाम्यया
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato gacchettu rājendra maṇināgeśvaraṃ śubham | uttare narmadākūle sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram | sthāpitaṃ maṇināgena lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
श्रीमार्कण्डेय म्हणाले—त्यानंतर, हे राजेन्द्र, शुभ मणिनागेश्वरास जावे; तो नर्मदेच्या उत्तरेकाठी स्थित असून सर्व पापांचा क्षय करणारा आहे; लोकहिताच्या इच्छेने मणिनागाने त्याची स्थापना केली।
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Maṇināgeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira; in the background the Narmadā flows, and on the north bank stands a small Śiva shrine with a liṅga named Maṇināgeśvara; a nāga devotee (Maṇināga) is shown in reverent posture, suggesting the founder.
FAQs
Pilgrimage to a Śiva-sthala established for public welfare is portrayed as a potent means for purification and sin-destruction.
Maṇināgeśvara, an auspicious Śiva site on the northern bank of the Narmadā (Reva) River.
A direct pilgrimage instruction: “one should go” to Maṇināgeśvara; the detailed rites are implied and typically include darśana and pūjā.