Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
कात्यायन्यास्त्रयोऽधिष्ठा वैदिशाश्च त्रयः स्मृताः । कृष्णात्रेयास्तथा पंच दत्तात्रेया स्तथैव च
kātyāyanyāstrayo'dhiṣṭhā vaidiśāśca trayaḥ smṛtāḥ | kṛṣṇātreyāstathā paṃca dattātreyā stathaiva ca
ในหมู่กาตยายณีมีผู้เป็นอธิษฐาตา (ผู้กำกับ) สามองค์; ไวทิศะก็ระลึกว่า มีสามเช่นกัน อีกทั้งกฤษณาตฺเรยะมีห้า และดัตตาตฺเรยะก็เช่นเดียวกัน
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher-priest points to a diagram or list showing sub-branches: three Kātyāyanī presiders, three Vaidiśas, five Kṛṣṇātreyas, and Dattātreyas; disciples listen in a tīrtha rest-house (maṭha/dharmashālā).
FAQs
The text links a Tīrtha’s order and sanctity with recognized ritual authorities and established lineages.
The site is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the verse itself highlights the resident ritual structure rather than a place-name.
Implied: follow and honor the presiding ritual authorities (adhiṣṭhāḥ) and their associated lineages.