Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
कात्यायन्यास्त्रयोऽधिष्ठा वैदिशाश्च त्रयः स्मृताः । कृष्णात्रेयास्तथा पंच दत्तात्रेया स्तथैव च
kātyāyanyāstrayo'dhiṣṭhā vaidiśāśca trayaḥ smṛtāḥ | kṛṣṇātreyāstathā paṃca dattātreyā stathaiva ca
Dalam kalangan Kātyāyanī ada tiga yang memegang kedudukan pemimpin. Vaidiśa diingati sebagai tiga. Demikian juga Kṛṣṇātreya ada lima, dan Dattātreya pun sama.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher-priest points to a diagram or list showing sub-branches: three Kātyāyanī presiders, three Vaidiśas, five Kṛṣṇātreyas, and Dattātreyas; disciples listen in a tīrtha rest-house (maṭha/dharmashālā).
FAQs
The text links a Tīrtha’s order and sanctity with recognized ritual authorities and established lineages.
The site is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the verse itself highlights the resident ritual structure rather than a place-name.
Implied: follow and honor the presiding ritual authorities (adhiṣṭhāḥ) and their associated lineages.