Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
पिता तव मया दृष्टः साक्षाद्दशरथः स्वयम् । ब्राह्मणस्य शरीरस्थो द्वितीयश्च पितामहः
pitā tava mayā dṛṣṭaḥ sākṣāddaśarathaḥ svayam | brāhmaṇasya śarīrastho dvitīyaśca pitāmahaḥ
ข้าได้เห็นบิดาของท่าน—ทศรถเอง—ปรากฏต่อหน้าข้าโดยตรง ประทับอยู่ภายในกายของพราหมณ์ และข้ายังเห็นผู้เฒ่าผู้ควรบูชาอีกองค์หนึ่งอย่างชัดเจน คือปู่ของท่าน
Unspecified female speaker within the narrative (context suggests Sītā speaking to Rāma)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Raghusattama/Raghūttama
Scene: A brāhmaṇa stands serene while within/behind him appears the luminous figure of Daśaratha, with another elder presence beside—subtle, semi-transparent, yet clearly perceived by the speaker; the Raghu prince listens, astonished.
FAQs
A tīrtha can reveal subtle truths—such as the presence and continuity of ancestors—strengthening faith in dharma and the unseen order.
The excerpt is within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, but the precise tīrtha name is not stated in these verses.
No explicit rite is prescribed in this verse; it reports an extraordinary darśana (vision) connected with tīrtha-power.