Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
ततो महेश्वरः प्राह सत्यमेतत्सुरोदितम् । ब्रह्माद्यास्तं तथा प्राहुरत्र भूयोऽप्यथो गुरुः
tato maheśvaraḥ prāha satyametatsuroditam | brahmādyāstaṃ tathā prāhuratra bhūyo'pyatho guruḥ
Pagkaraan nito, sinabi ni Maheśvara, “Tunay ang sinabi ng mga diyos.” Ganoon din ang sinabi ni Brahmā at ng iba pa, at muli ring pinagtibay ito ng Guru dito.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Mahī-kṣetra / Mahī-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Maheśvara appears (or speaks) in majestic calm, with Brahmā and other devas assembled; a venerable Guru figure stands to reaffirm; the sacred landscape of Mahī is shown below as the object of their endorsement.
FAQs
When divine and guru testimony converge, the tīrtha’s sanctity becomes a settled dharmic truth.
The same Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama tīrtha whose greatness the devas had just described.
No direct prescription; it provides confirmation/authorization for the rites already praised (snāna, Pitṛ satisfaction).