Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
जना ऊचुः । सप्तकल्पस्मरो नाम मार्कंडेयो महामुनिः । श्रूयते नैमिषारण्ये तं गत्वा पृच्छ वेत्स्यसि
janā ūcuḥ | saptakalpasmaro nāma mārkaṃḍeyo mahāmuniḥ | śrūyate naimiṣāraṇye taṃ gatvā pṛccha vetsyasi
ชาวบ้านกล่าวว่า: “มหามุนีมารกัณฑेय ผู้มีนามว่า ‘ผู้ระลึกได้เจ็ดกัลป์’ เล่ากันว่าพำนักอยู่ ณ ไนมิษารัณยะ ท่านจงไปหาแล้วถามเถิด แล้วจักรู้เอง”
The people (janāḥ)
Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indradyumna
Scene: Villagers point the way to Naimiṣāraṇya, naming Mārkaṇḍeya ‘Saptakalpasmarah’, evoking a forest hermitage with sacrificial fires.
FAQs
When worldly sources fail, one should approach realized sages and sacred places to gain true knowledge.
Naimiṣāraṇya is highlighted as a renowned forest-tīrtha where great ṛṣis reside and revelation is accessible.
The implied practice is guru-śaraṇāgati—going to a sage and inquiring respectfully; no formal vrata or dāna is specified.