Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
तत्फलं स्तंभतीर्थे वै शनिदर्शे भविष्यति । एवं दत्ते वरे स्कंदस्तदा प्रीतमनाभवत्
tatphalaṃ staṃbhatīrthe vai śanidarśe bhaviṣyati | evaṃ datte vare skaṃdastadā prītamanābhavat
அதே பலன் நிச்சயமாக ஸ்தம்பதீர்த்தத்தில், சனிதர்சம் எனும் புனிதத் தலத்தில் கிடைக்கும். இவ்வாறு வரம் அளிக்கப்பட்டபோது ஸ்கந்தன் உள்ளம் மகிழ்ந்தான்.
Narratorial voice within Sūta’s discourse (context: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa dialogue to sages)
Tirtha: Staṃbhatīrtha (at Śanidarśa)
Type: ghat
Scene: At a pillar-marked tīrtha, Skanda (youthful warrior deity) stands radiant, granting a boon to devotees/sages; nearby is a dark, austere shrine/spot of Śanidarśa, with oil lamps and a black stone icon or planetary emblem; the atmosphere is concluding and auspicious.
FAQs
Divine boons often crystallize as sacred geography: specific tīrthas become reliable sources of spiritual merit.
Staṃbhatīrtha (and the associated Śanidarśa) is explicitly named as the locus where the described merit is obtained.
Implied tīrtha-sevā—going to Staṃbhatīrtha/Śanidarśa for darśana and related observances to gain the stated fruit.