Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
ब्राह्मणा ऊत्रुः । आसीत्पूर्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठो लिखिताख्यो महीतले । शांडिल्यस्य मुनेः पुत्रस्तपोवीर्यसमन्वितः
brāhmaṇā ūtruḥ | āsītpūrvaṃ muniśreṣṭho likhitākhyo mahītale | śāṃḍilyasya muneḥ putrastapovīryasamanvitaḥ
برہمنوں نے جواب دیا: “قدیم زمانے میں زمین پر لکھِت نام کا ایک برگزیدہ رِشی تھا؛ وہ رِشی شاندلیہ کا بیٹا تھا اور تپسیا سے پیدا ہونے والی قوت سے مالا مال تھا۔”
Brahmin sages
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha (origin narrative begins)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Rājā
Scene: A serene hermitage: Likhita r̥ṣi seated in meditation or teaching posture, with ascetic implements, deer, and students; a sense of ancient authority and quiet power.
FAQs
Tīrtha-origins are rooted in the lives of ṛṣis; austerity (tapas) and dharma generate sacred power in the world.
Śaṅkhatīrtha indirectly—this verse begins the backstory leading to its manifestation and fame.
None; it introduces the protagonists of the tīrtha’s origin narrative.