Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
शांडिल्युवाच । एवमुक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठो नारदः प्रययौ ततः । तीर्थयात्रां प्रति प्रीत्या मम मात्रा विसर्जितः
śāṃḍilyuvāca | evamuktvā muniśreṣṭho nāradaḥ prayayau tataḥ | tīrthayātrāṃ prati prītyā mama mātrā visarjitaḥ
شاندلیہ نے کہا: یوں کہہ کر مُنیوں میں برتر نارد پھر روانہ ہو گئے۔ میری ماں نے محبت سے رخصت کر کے انہیں تیرتھ یاترا، یعنی مقدّس گھاٹوں کی زیارت کی طرف بھیجا۔
Śāṇḍilya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śāṇḍilya narrates: Nārada, after giving counsel, departs joyfully for a pilgrimage; the mother respectfully sees him off—an image of hospitality and the pilgrim-sage on the road.
FAQs
Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is affirmed as a revered dharmic pursuit, intertwined with teaching and transmission of sacred practice.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it broadly references tīrtha-yātrā within the māhātmya setting.
No direct ritual; it notes the sage’s departure for pilgrimage.