Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36
ऋषय ऊचुः । चक्रतीर्थं तु विख्यातं चक्रं दत्तं पुरा हरेः । महेश्वरेण तुष्टेन देवदेवेन शूलिना
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | cakratīrthaṃ tu vikhyātaṃ cakraṃ dattaṃ purā hareḥ | maheśvareṇa tuṣṭena devadevena śūlinā
முனிவர்கள் கூறினர்—‘இது புகழ்பெற்ற சக்ரதீர்த்தம். முற்காலத்தில் திரிசூலதாரியான தேவர்களின் தேவன் மகேஸ்வரன் மகிழ்ந்து ஹரிக்கு சக்ரத்தை அளித்தான்.’
Ṛṣis (sages)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: The pilgrim woman (unnamed in given excerpt)
Scene: In a sacred riverside grove, Śiva—trident-bearing, radiant—bestows a blazing discus to Hari. Sages witness and later recount the event; the tīrtha is marked by a symbolic chakra imprint or shrine-stone near water.
FAQs
Sacred places embody divine cooperation—Śiva’s grace empowers Viṣṇu, teaching unity of dharma beyond sectarian boundaries.
Cakratīrtha, famed for the tradition that Śiva granted the divine discus to Hari.
No direct prescription here; it provides the tīrtha’s identity and mythic foundation (itihāsa) that supports its māhātmya.
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