Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 2
व्यास उवाच । भगवन्नद्भुतमिदं तीर्थमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । श्रुत्वा त्वत्तो मम मनः परमानंदमाययौ
vyāsa uvāca | bhagavannadbhutamidaṃ tīrthamāhātmyamuttamam | śrutvā tvatto mama manaḥ paramānaṃdamāyayau
Vyāsa berkata: Wahai Yang Maha Mulia! Keagungan tirtha suci ini yang menakjubkan dan tertinggi—setelah aku mendengarnya daripadamu—telah memenuhi hatiku dengan kebahagiaan tertinggi.
Vyāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (Kumbhajanman)
Scene: Vyāsa, hands folded, expresses wonder and bliss to Agastya after hearing the supreme tīrtha-mahātmya; disciples witness the exchange in a tranquil hermitage.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout hearing) of tīrtha-māhātmya itself is a source of inner purification and spiritual joy.
The context is Ayodhyā’s sacred landscape; the named tīrtha to be highlighted next is Svargadvāra.
No direct rite is stated here; it emphasizes the merit of hearing sacred tradition.