Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । भारभूतीति विख्यातं तीर्थं सर्वगुणान्वितम् । श्रोतुमिच्छामि विप्रेन्द्र परं कौतूहलं हि मे
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | bhārabhūtīti vikhyātaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvaguṇānvitam | śrotumicchāmi viprendra paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: Wahai brahmana terunggul, aku ingin mendengar tentang Tīrtha yang masyhur sebagai Bhārabhūti, yang lengkap dengan segala keutamaan; kerana rasa ingin tahuku amat besar.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Bhārabhūti-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, composed and earnest, addresses Mārkaṇḍeya with folded hands; the river and shrine remain in the background, signaling a pause before the legend unfolds.
FAQs
Dharma is strengthened by sincere inquiry; asking about tīrthas and their origins is itself a devotional act.
Bhārabhūti Tīrtha, described as ‘endowed with all virtues’ (sarva-guṇānvitam).
None; the verse establishes the dialogic request to hear the tīrtha’s greatness and origin.