Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
तत्र तस्यैव तीरस्थो वीक्षांचक्रे समाहितः । कार्तिक्यां कृत्तिकायोगे चिह्नदर्शनलालसः
tatra tasyaiva tīrastho vīkṣāṃcakre samāhitaḥ | kārtikyāṃ kṛttikāyoge cihnadarśanalālasaḥ
அங்கேயே அந்தக் கரையில் நின்று, ஒருமுகச் சிந்தையுடன் அவர் கார்த்திக மாதத்தில் கிருத்திகா-யோகம் வந்தபோது புனிதச் சின்னத்தைப் பார்க்க ஆவலுடன் கவனித்துக் காத்திருந்தார்।
Unspecified (narrative continuation; context leads into Sūta’s reply later)
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭha Puṣkara
Type: ghat
Listener: brāhmaṇas/sages (implied)
Scene: A solitary devotee/brāhmaṇa stands on the lake’s edge at dawn-night threshold, hands folded, gaze fixed on the water, awaiting the Kṛttikā moment in Kārttika; stars fade as moonlight shimmers.
FAQs
Sacred time (kāla) intensifies sacred place (deśa): disciplined attention and devotion prepare one to receive tīrtha-darśana.
Puṣkara tīrtha, specifically its bank where the ‘cihna’ is awaited.
Observing the Kārttika–Kṛttikā-yoga as an auspicious occasion for seeking the tīrtha’s special sign (cihna-darśana).
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