Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
ब्रह्मोवाच । नाहं वेद्मि श्रेष्ठतां वः कथंचन नमोऽस्तु वः । सर्वे चापारमाहात्म्यं स्वयं मे वक्तुमर्हथ
brahmovāca | nāhaṃ vedmi śreṣṭhatāṃ vaḥ kathaṃcana namo'stu vaḥ | sarve cāpāramāhātmyaṃ svayaṃ me vaktumarhatha
برہما نے کہا: میں بھی کسی طرح تمہاری برتری نہیں جانتا—تم سب کو نمسکار۔ تم میں سے ہر ایک کی عظمت بے کنار ہے؛ اس لیے تم خود ہی اپنا بے پایاں ماہاتمیہ مجھے بیان کرو۔
Brahmā
Listener: (Contextual) sages; within story: Brahmā addresses the tīrthas
Scene: Brahmā, four-faced, seated on a lotus, hands in añjali, addressing an assembly of personified tīrthas, requesting them to proclaim their own boundless greatness.
FAQs
All tīrthas are honored as possessing vast sacred power; humility and mutual reverence are integral to dharma.
No single site yet; the verse affirms the immeasurable greatness of all tīrthas collectively.
No direct rite; it frames a dharmic inquiry where tīrthas are invited to state their mahātmya before a decision on offering.