श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । स्कन्देन निर्मितं पूर्वं तपः कृत्वा सुदारुणम्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | narmadādakṣiṇe kūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | skandena nirmitaṃ pūrvaṃ tapaḥ kṛtvā sudāruṇam
ଶ୍ରୀ ମାର୍କଣ୍ଡେୟ କହିଲେ—ନର୍ମଦାର ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ତଟରେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଶୋଭନ ଏକ ତୀର୍ଥ ଅଛି। ପୂର୍ବକାଳରେ ସ୍କନ୍ଦ ଭୟଙ୍କର ତପ କରି ତାହା ସ୍ଥାପନ କରିଥିଲେ।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: On the lush southern bank of the Narmadā, a radiant tīrtha manifests—marked by simple stone steps/ford—while Skanda’s past austerity is evoked as a luminous aura over the waters.
Holy places gain sanctity through divine tapas and establishment; pilgrimage is grounded in the spiritual power of austerity and divine presence.
A splendid tīrtha on the southern bank of the Narmadā, said to be founded by Skanda.
No direct prescription here; it introduces the tīrtha’s origin through Skanda’s tapas.