Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
अथ तस्यानुजो जज्ञे शंखाख्यो धर्मशास्त्रवित् । कन्दमूलफलाहारः सदैव तपसि स्थितः
atha tasyānujo jajñe śaṃkhākhyo dharmaśāstravit | kandamūlaphalāhāraḥ sadaiva tapasi sthitaḥ
پھر اس کا چھوٹا بھائی پیدا ہوا، جس کا نام شنکھ تھا؛ وہ دھرم شاستروں کا جاننے والا تھا، کَند، جڑیں اور پھل کھاتا، اور ہمیشہ تپسیا میں قائم رہتا۔
Brahmin sages
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha (eponym implied)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Rājā
Scene: Śaṅkha r̥ṣi, youthful yet austere, carries a staff and waterpot; nearby are forest fruits and roots; his posture conveys discipline and scriptural mastery.
FAQs
Learning (śāstra-jñāna) joined with austerity (tapas) is honored as the foundation for sacred influence and tīrtha-glory.
Śaṅkhatīrtha, whose name is tied to the sage Śaṅkha introduced here.
None; it characterizes the sage’s disciplined lifestyle as part of the tīrtha’s sanctifying backstory.