Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
ततः संप्रस्थितो हृष्टो धृत्वा मनसि सागरम् । स्नानार्थं तं समादाय कुठारं भास्करप्रभम्
tataḥ saṃprasthito hṛṣṭo dhṛtvā manasi sāgaram | snānārthaṃ taṃ samādāya kuṭhāraṃ bhāskaraprabham
Então, jubiloso, pôs-se a caminho—fixando o oceano na mente como destino. Para o banho ritual, tomou aquele machado, radiante como o sol.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Sāgara-snāna (intended)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis / dvijendrāḥ
Scene: Paraśurāma departs joyfully toward the sea, the ocean envisioned in his mind; he carries a sun-bright axe, suggesting both heroic energy and impending transformation.
FAQs
A tīrtha-journey begins with inner resolve (saṅkalpa) and is fulfilled through purifying acts like snāna.
The narrative points toward a sea-tīrtha (sāgara-snānārtha), within the Adhyāya 94 tīrtha context.
Snāna (ritual bathing), especially connected with the ocean.