Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
अग्नितीर्थे ऋषीणां तु कोटिः साग्रा स्थिता शुभे । रुद्रेश्वरे स्मृतं लक्षं कंपर्द्दीशे तथैव च
agnitīrthe ṛṣīṇāṃ tu koṭiḥ sāgrā sthitā śubhe | rudreśvare smṛtaṃ lakṣaṃ kaṃparddīśe tathaiva ca
அக்னிதீர்த்தத்தின் அந்த மங்கள இடத்தில் ரிஷிகள் ஒரு கோடி (மேலும்) தங்குகின்றனர். ருத்ரேஸ்வரத்தில் ஒரு லட்சம் என்று நினைவுகூரப்படுகிறது; அதுபோல கம்பர்த்தீசத்திலும்.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha; Rudreśvara; Kaṃparddīśa
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrim-seeker/ṛṣi interlocutor (contextual)
Scene: Pilgrims moving along a coastal route: first a fire-associated water spot (Agnitīrtha) with ritual bathing, then two Śiva shrines (Rudreśvara, Kaṃparddīśa) with ascetics gathered; each node marked by distinct iconography.
FAQs
Holy places are living spiritual ecosystems—sustained by the presence and austerity of sages and siddhas.
Agnitīrtha, Rudreśvara, and Kaṃparddīśa within Prabhāsakṣetra.
No direct injunction; the verse functions as tīrtha-stuti by describing the sanctifying presence of ṛṣis.