Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
तत्कथं ते त्रयस्तत्र संजाताः सूत भास्कराः । हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे सर्वं नो ब्रूहि विस्तरात्
tatkathaṃ te trayastatra saṃjātāḥ sūta bhāskarāḥ | hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre sarvaṃ no brūhi vistarāt
அப்படியானால், ஓ சூதரே! அங்கே அந்த மூன்று பாஸ்கரர்கள் எவ்வாறு தோன்றினர்? ஹாடகேஸ்வரத் திருக்க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் நிகழ்ந்த அனைத்தையும் எங்களுக்கு விரிவாக உரையுங்கள்।
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta (as respondent)
Scene: Ṛṣis address Sūta with folded hands, asking how three radiant Bhāskaras manifested in the Hāṭakeśvara region; Sūta poised to narrate.
FAQs
Tīrtha-māhātmya is grounded in sacred origin narratives; understanding the ‘why’ deepens faith and pilgrimage intent.
Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra, within which the three Bhāskaras are situated.
None; the verse is a request for the māhātmya (origin and greatness) to be narrated fully.