Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132
इति महाकालप्रादुर्भावः । नारद उवाच । अथ केनापि कालेन पार्थ राजा करंधमः । विशेषमिच्छुर्धर्मेषु श्रुत्वा तीर्थमहागुणान्
iti mahākālaprādurbhāvaḥ | nārada uvāca | atha kenāpi kālena pārtha rājā karaṃdhamaḥ | viśeṣamicchurdharmeṣu śrutvā tīrthamahāguṇān
इति महाकालस्य प्रादुर्भावः। नारद उवाच—अथ कदाचित् पार्थो राजा करन्धमः धर्मेषु विशेषमिच्छन् तीर्थानां महागुणान् श्रुत्वा।
Nārada
Tirtha: Mahākāla-kṣetra (Mahākāleśvara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada narrates; King Karaṁdhama, intent on dharma, listens to the famed virtues of tīrthas, resolving to set out toward Mahākāla-kṣetra.
FAQs
Hearing the glory of tīrthas inspires dharma-seeking rulers to pursue higher righteousness through sacred travel and worship.
The narrative transitions to Mahākāla’s sphere and the broader tīrtha-mahātmya context that draws the king.
No single rite is prescribed; the verse frames tīrtha-mahātmya as a means to deepen dharma.