Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
संक्षेपादेव वक्ष्यामि तीर्थमुख्यानि ते तथा । नागतीर्थं तु तत्राद्यं सर्वकामप्रदं नृणाम्
saṃkṣepādeva vakṣyāmi tīrthamukhyāni te tathā | nāgatīrthaṃ tu tatrādyaṃ sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇām
मी संक्षेपाने तेथील प्रमुख तीर्थे सांगतो. त्यांमध्ये पहिले नागतीर्थ आहे, जे मनुष्यांना सर्व कामना प्रदान करते.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Rājā (king)
Scene: A narrator begins a concise catalogue of Arbuda’s chief tīrthas; the first is Nāga-tīrtha, shown as a luminous waterbody with nāga emblems and pilgrims approaching with offerings.
FAQs
Scripture highlights key tīrthas as concentrated sources of merit and blessings, guiding pilgrims efficiently.
Nāga-tīrtha at Arbuda, presented as the first and foremost among the local sacred sites.
Implied tīrtha-sevā such as visiting and bathing; the verse introduces Nāga-tīrtha’s special fruit.