Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । तीर्थस्यास्य कथं जातो महिमेदृङ्मुनीश्वर । रूपसौभाग्यदं येन तीर्थमेतद्ब्रवीहि मे
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | tīrthasyāsya kathaṃ jāto mahimedṛṅmunīśvara | rūpasaubhāgyadaṃ yena tīrthametadbravīhi me
யுதிஷ்டிரர் கூறினார்—ஓ முனீஸ்வரா, இந்தத் தீர்த்தத்தின் இத்தகைய மகிமை எவ்வாறு உண்டாயிற்று? அழகும் நல்வாழ்வும் அளிக்கும் இந்தத் தீர்த்தத்தை எனக்குச் சொல்லுங்கள்।
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Rukmiṇī-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, respectful and inquisitive, questions sage Mārkaṇḍeya about the origin of Rukmiṇī-tīrtha’s power; a narrative ‘pause’ before the legend begins.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s fruit is rooted in its sacred origin and narrative; understanding the māhātmya deepens faith and the benefit of pilgrimage.
Rukmiṇī Tīrtha, whose greatness and origin are being requested.
No direct rite is prescribed here; it introduces an inquiry into the tīrtha’s origin and its bestowal of beauty and good fortune.
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