Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
सापि तेन परित्यक्ता पतिना हृष्टमानसा । ज्ञात्वा तत्तीर्थमाहात्म्यं वैश्वानरमुखेरितम्
sāpi tena parityaktā patinā hṛṣṭamānasā | jñātvā tattīrthamāhātmyaṃ vaiśvānaramukheritam
கணவனால் கைவிடப்பட்டவளாயிருந்தும் அவள் மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் இருந்தாள்; ஏனெனில் வைஷ்வானரன் (அக்னி) வாயால் உரைக்கப்பட்ட அந்தத் தீர்த்தத்தின் மகிமையை அவள் அறிந்தாள்.
Narrator within the dialogue frame (explicitly references Vaiśvānara as the proclaimer)
Tirtha: Rudraśīrṣa (kuṇḍa)
Type: kund
Scene: The abandoned woman remains ‘hṛṣṭa-mānasā’, serene and uplifted, contemplating the tīrtha’s greatness as spoken by Agni; the pond appears luminous, suggesting inner purification made visible.
FAQs
Understanding tīrtha-māhātmya (the sacred site’s greatness) brings inner uplift and faith, independent of external acceptance.
The same ‘that tīrtha’—the Rudraśīrṣa-associated shrine and pond—whose greatness Agni proclaims.
None directly; emphasis is on hearing/knowing the māhātmya (śravaṇa/jñāna) as spiritually beneficial.