Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
एकः पुत्रो धरापृष्ठे पित्ःणामार्तिनाशनः । चाणक्यो नाम राजाभूच्छुक्लतीर्थं च वेद सः
ekaḥ putro dharāpṛṣṭhe pitḥṇāmārtināśanaḥ | cāṇakyo nāma rājābhūcchuklatīrthaṃ ca veda saḥ
धरापृष्ठे पितॄणामार्तिनाशन एकः पुत्रोऽभवत्। चाणक्य इति नाम्ना राजा बभूव; स एव शुक्लतीर्थं वेद।
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A renowned king, singled out as ‘one on earth’, is shown learning/knowing the hidden Śuklatīrtha on the banks of Revā; subtle imagery of ancestors being relieved.
FAQs
Knowing and properly approaching a great tīrtha can uplift one’s ancestors and remove their affliction.
Śuklatīrtha, explicitly said to be known by King Cāṇakya.
Not directly; the verse introduces a narrative exemplar (Cāṇakya) connected to ancestral benefit.