Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
तत्र लोपं गतं तीर्थं चक्रतीर्थमिति स्मृतम् । यत्र चक्रं पुरा न्यस्तं विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना
tatra lopaṃ gataṃ tīrthaṃ cakratīrthamiti smṛtam | yatra cakraṃ purā nyastaṃ viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā
அவற்றில் மறைவடைந்த ஒரு தீர்த்தம் ‘சக்கர தீர்த்தம்’ எனப் போற்றப்படுகிறது—அங்கு பழங்காலத்தில் வல்லமைமிகு விஷ்ணு தமது சக்கரத்தை வைத்தார்.
Sūta
Tirtha: Cakra-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: dvijāḥ
Scene: A sacred ford or pond with a luminous discus imprint or hovering Sudarśana; Viṣṇu in four arms places the cakra upon the earth/waters, sanctifying the spot; pilgrims later rediscover it amid overgrowth.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity is anchored in divine acts; remembering that origin renews faith and pilgrimage intention.
Cakra-tīrtha, associated with Viṣṇu’s discus (cakra), within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra region.
Not stated here; the verse primarily gives the tīrtha’s name and its divine association.