Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
यदेतद्भवता चात्र पुष्करं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । स्थापितं तस्य नो ब्रूहि माहात्म्यं सुरसत्तम । येन स्नानादिकाः सर्वाः क्रियाः कुर्मः पितामह
yadetadbhavatā cātra puṣkaraṃ tīrthamuttamam | sthāpitaṃ tasya no brūhi māhātmyaṃ surasattama | yena snānādikāḥ sarvāḥ kriyāḥ kurmaḥ pitāmaha
“Já que estabeleceste aqui o tīrtha supremo, Puṣkara, diz-nos a sua grandeza, ó o melhor entre os deuses, para que possamos cumprir todos os ritos, começando pelo banho sagrado. Ó Pitāmaha, instrui-nos.”
Brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience (implicit)
Scene: Brāhmaṇas address Brahmā (Pitāmaha), requesting the greatness of the newly established Puṣkara so they may perform bathing and all related rites; a sacred lake/ford suggested nearby.
FAQs
Understanding a tīrtha’s māhātmya guides correct practice; knowledge and ritual together sustain dharma.
Puṣkara tīrtha, called ‘uttama’ (supreme).
Performance of rites beginning with snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha.