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
பூமியின் மேல் பித்ருக்களின் துயரை நீக்கும் ஒரே புதல்வன் தோன்றினான். சாணக்யன் என்னும் அரசன் எழுந்தான்; அவனே சுக்லதீர்த்தத்தை அறிந்தவன்.
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.