Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । शङ्खचूडस्य नाम्ना वै प्रसिद्धं भूमिमण्डले
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | narmadādakṣiṇe kūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | śaṅkhacūḍasya nāmnā vai prasiddhaṃ bhūmimaṇḍale
श्री मार्कण्डेय म्हणाले—नर्मदेच्या दक्षिण तीरावर एक परम शोभन तीर्थ आहे; ‘शंखचूड’ या नावाने ते भूमिमंडळात प्रसिद्ध आहे।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Śaṅkhacūḍa
Type: ghat
Listener: Pāṇḍunandana (Arjuna/Pārtha)
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya narrates to Arjuna, pointing toward the Narmadā’s southern bank where a radiant tīrtha named Śaṅkhacūḍa lies amid lush scenery.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames pilgrimage as dharma: certain places on the Narmadā are intrinsically sanctifying and worthy of reverent approach.
Śaṅkhacūḍa Tīrtha, situated on the southern bank of the river Narmadā.
No specific rite is prescribed yet; the verse introduces and locates the tīrtha.