Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
एतद्गुह्यतमं देवि मम नित्यव्यवस्थितम् । न कस्याऽपि मयाख्यातं देवेंद्रस्यापि पृच्छतः
etadguhyatamaṃ devi mama nityavyavasthitam | na kasyā'pi mayākhyātaṃ deveṃdrasyāpi pṛcchataḥ
О Богиня, это Моё сокровеннейшее наставление, вечно утверждённое как неизменная истина. Я не открывал его никому — даже когда Индра, владыка богов, спрашивал Меня.
Śiva (deduced from the Śaiva tīrtha-context and address to Devī)
Listener: Devī
Scene: An intimate divine dialogue: Śiva-like teacher seated in a secluded grove or temple precinct, Devī listening attentively; the mood is confidential, with Indra’s unfulfilled request implied in the background as a narrative contrast.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge about tīrthas is portrayed as a guarded revelation, emphasizing reverence, readiness, and the transformative power of holy places.
No single tīrtha is named yet; the verse introduces a confidential teaching that will enumerate and glorify multiple tīrthas.
None explicitly; the focus is on the secrecy and authority of the forthcoming tīrtha-teaching.
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