Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । शङ्खचूडस्य नाम्ना वै प्रसिद्धं भूमिमण्डले
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | narmadādakṣiṇe kūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | śaṅkhacūḍasya nāmnā vai prasiddhaṃ bhūmimaṇḍale
ศรีมารกันเฑยะกล่าวว่า: “ณ ฝั่งทิศใต้แห่งแม่น้ำนรมทา มีตีรถะอันงดงามยิ่ง เป็นที่เลื่องลือทั่วพิภพด้วยนามว่า ‘ศังคจูฑะ’”
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Śaṅkhacūḍa
Type: ghat
Listener: Pāṇḍunandana (Arjuna/Pārtha)
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya narrates to Arjuna, pointing toward the Narmadā’s southern bank where a radiant tīrtha named Śaṅkhacūḍa lies amid lush scenery.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames pilgrimage as dharma: certain places on the Narmadā are intrinsically sanctifying and worthy of reverent approach.
Śaṅkhacūḍa Tīrtha, situated on the southern bank of the river Narmadā.
No specific rite is prescribed yet; the verse introduces and locates the tīrtha.