Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
ऋषय ऊचुः । साधुसाधु महाभाग ह्युपदेशः कृतो महान् । तेन संतारिताः सर्वे वयं संसारसागरात्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | sādhusādhu mahābhāga hyupadeśaḥ kṛto mahān | tena saṃtāritāḥ sarve vayaṃ saṃsārasāgarāt
Para resi berkata: “Bagus, bagus, wahai yang mulia! Sesungguhnya suatu ajaran yang agung telah disampaikan. Dengan itu, kami semua telah diseberangkan dari lautan samsara.”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Pādukā-tīrtha (as the upadeśa’s focus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta (teacher-speaker)
Scene: A circle of sages with uplifted hands praising the teacher; the background subtly depicts a vast ocean symbolizing saṃsāra, with a boat of instruction carrying them across.
FAQs
True guidance (upadeśa) oriented to liberation is portrayed as a means to transcend saṃsāra.
Implicitly the Pādukā-associated tirtha within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative frame.
No specific rite is prescribed; the focus is on receiving and affirming liberating instruction.