Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
क्षमा दमो दया दानं सत्यं शौचं धृतिस्तथा । विद्या विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं सर्वं तस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठितम्
kṣamā damo dayā dānaṃ satyaṃ śaucaṃ dhṛtistathā | vidyā vijñānamāstikyaṃ sarvaṃ tasminpratiṣṭhitam
بردباری، ضبطِ نفس، رحم، خیرات، سچائی، پاکیزگی اور ثابت قدمی—اسی طرح علم، بصیرت اور آستیک بھاو—یہ سب اوصاف اس میں مضبوطی سے قائم تھے۔
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Pāṇḍava-sattama
Scene: An allegorical portrayal of virtues surrounding Viṣṇuśarman—each quality suggested through symbolic objects: water pot (śauca), scales (satya), open palm (dāna), calm gaze (kṣamā), rosary (āstikya).
FAQs
Inner tīrtha is character: forgiveness, self-control, compassion, truth, and purity are presented as the foundation of spiritual authority.
Indirectly Bhārabhūti tīrtha, through the saintly qualities of the figure connected to its origin story.
No external rite; the ‘prescription’ is ethical—cultivating core dharmic virtues.