Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
तत्रापि क्वचिदेकत्र सर्वतीर्थफलं वद । इति पृष्टस्त्वहं तैश्च तानब्रवमिदं तदा
tatrāpi kvacidekatra sarvatīrthaphalaṃ vada | iti pṛṣṭastvahaṃ taiśca tānabravamidaṃ tadā
“Kahit doon man, sabihin mo sa amin ang isang tanging pook na doo’y natatamo ang bunga ng lahat ng tīrtha.” Nang tanungin nila ako nang gayon, noon ay sinabi ko sa kanila ang ganito.
Narrator (responding sage)
Listener: The inquirers/seekers
Scene: Seekers lean forward with palms joined, asking for ‘one place’ that yields all tīrtha fruits; the sage prepares to answer, with a luminous point on a stylized map indicating the yet-unnamed spot.
FAQs
The Purāṇic tradition often teaches that one supremely sanctifying place can confer the merit of many tīrthas when approached with right intent.
The verse requests the “one place” with all-tīrtha fruit; the narrative will soon indicate Kāśī through Saṃvarta.
None explicitly; it introduces a teaching about the comparative merit of sacred places.