Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
आदिमस्य तु तीर्थस्य चक्रतीर्थमिति प्रथा । कथं समागता सूत वदास्माकं हि पृच्छताम्
ādimasya tu tīrthasya cakratīrthamiti prathā | kathaṃ samāgatā sūta vadāsmākaṃ hi pṛcchatām
Adapun tīrtha yang pertama, namanya masyhur sebagai ‘Cakratīrtha’. Wahai Sūta, bagaimana gelaran itu terbit? Beritahulah kami yang bertanya.
Ṛṣis (addressing Sūta)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Sages ask Sūta about the first tīrtha called Cakratīrtha; a symbolic Sudarśana cakra appears above waters or carved on a stone by the shore, indicating the name’s source.
FAQs
Sacred names preserve sacred memory; understanding a tīrtha’s name deepens reverence and right orientation in pilgrimage.
Cakratīrtha, identified as the first among the principal Setu tīrthas.
None; the verse requests the kathā (origin narrative) behind the tīrtha’s name.