Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
सर्वेषामेव देवानां संति तीर्थानि भूतले । मुक्त्वा मां तन्मया कार्यं तीर्थमेकं धरातले
sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ saṃti tīrthāni bhūtale | muktvā māṃ tanmayā kāryaṃ tīrthamekaṃ dharātale
(அவர் எண்ணினார்:) “பூமியில் எல்லாத் தேவர்களுக்கும் தீர்த்தங்கள் உள்ளன; எனக்கே இல்லை. ஆகவே எனக்கென அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு தீர்த்தம் பூமியில் நிறுவப்பட வேண்டும்.”
Sūta (narrating Brahmā’s thought/resolve)
Tirtha: Brahmā’s earthly tīrtha (source of Brāhmī Mahāśilā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Brahmā declares his intention: a visionary tableau shows multiple deities each with their earthly tīrtha, while Brahmā points toward Earth, indicating the establishment of a single Brahmā-dedicated tīrtha.
FAQs
Tīrthas are framed as divine gifts for the welfare of beings, and their origins are tied to purposeful cosmic intention.
It foreshadows a Brahmā-connected tīrtha, ultimately explaining the ‘Brāhmī’ Mahāśilā and its sanctity.
The prescription is foundational: the establishment/creation of a tīrtha on earth devoted to Brahmā.