Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेन्द्र नन्दिकेश्वरमुत्तमम् । यत्र सिद्धो महानन्दी तत्ते सर्वं वदाम्यहम्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato gacchettu rājendra nandikeśvaramuttamam | yatra siddho mahānandī tatte sarvaṃ vadāmyaham
ศรีมารกัณฑेयกล่าวว่า “แล้วต่อไป โอ้ราชาเหนือราชาทั้งหลาย จงไปยังนันทิเกศวรผู้ประเสริฐ—สถานที่ที่มหานันทีบรรลุสิทธิ์สำเร็จ เราจักบอกแก่ท่านทั้งหมด”
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Nandikeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājendra)
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya addresses a king, gesturing toward a distant Śaiva shrine named Nandikeśvara; the setting suggests a riverine pilgrimage landscape with attendants and travel gear.
FAQs
Śaiva tīrthas are celebrated as living landscapes of attainment: the sanctity of place is authenticated by exemplary devotees like Nandī who realize siddhi there.
Nandikeśvara, a supreme Śaiva sacred site in the Revākhaṇḍa sequence.
A directive to visit (gacchet) Nandikeśvara; detailed observances are implied to be explained next.