Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
अहं तानब्रवं सर्वान्कुतो यूयं समागताः । ते मामूचुः प्रणम्याथ सौराष्ट्रविषये मुने
ahaṃ tānabravaṃ sarvānkuto yūyaṃ samāgatāḥ | te māmūcuḥ praṇamyātha saurāṣṭraviṣaye mune
Perguntei a todos: «De onde viestes?» Eles se inclinaram diante de mim e responderam: «Ó muni, viemos da região de Saurāṣṭra.»
Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (deduced)
Tirtha: Saurāṣṭra (regional tīrtha-mandala)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A host-sage questions a group of arriving munis; they bow with folded hands and indicate ‘Saurashtra’ as their origin, with the sea-shore and travel staffs visible.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is shown as a living tradition: sages travel from famed regions to participate in tīrtha rites.
The immediate setting remains the holy mahī–sāgara saṅgama; the verse additionally points to Saurāṣṭra as a sacred region of origin.
No new rite is prescribed here; the verse supports the ongoing context of tīrtha-snānā (holy bathing).