Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18
सुसूक्ष्मत्वादनिर्देश्यः शुक्लतीर्थं तथा नृप । मन्दप्रज्ञत्वमापन्ने महामोहसमन्वितः
susūkṣmatvādanirdeśyaḥ śuklatīrthaṃ tathā nṛpa | mandaprajñatvamāpanne mahāmohasamanvitaḥ
โอ พระราชา เพราะความละเอียดลึกยิ่ง ศุกลตีรถะจึงยากจะชี้บอกให้เห็นได้; ผู้มีปัญญาทึบ ตกอยู่ในมหาโมหะ ย่อมไม่อาจหยั่งรู้ได้
Narrator (contextual; addressing Yudhiṣṭhira as nṛpa)
Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King (nṛpa); also framed toward Pārtha/Dharmaputra across the passage
Scene: A rishi explains to a king that the tīrtha cannot be ‘pointed out’ like a monument; around them, ordinary travelers pass by unaware, symbolizing manda-prajñā; the riverbank holds a faint, almost imperceptible white radiance.
FAQs
Sacredness can be subtle; delusion and dull intellect prevent one from recognizing holy power and acting accordingly.
Śuklatīrtha, described as ‘anirdeśya’—not easily indicated or recognized.
None directly; it implies cultivating clarity (viveka) to properly approach a tīrtha.