Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
जना ऊचुः । सप्तकल्पस्मरो नाम मार्कंडेयो महामुनिः । श्रूयते नैमिषारण्ये तं गत्वा पृच्छ वेत्स्यसि
janā ūcuḥ | saptakalpasmaro nāma mārkaṃḍeyo mahāmuniḥ | śrūyate naimiṣāraṇye taṃ gatvā pṛccha vetsyasi
لوگ بولے: “مہامنی مارکنڈےیہ، جو ‘سات کلپوں کو یاد رکھنے والے’ کے نام سے مشہور ہیں، سنا ہے نیمشارنیہ میں رہتے ہیں۔ اُن کے پاس جا کر پوچھو—تب تم جان لو گے۔”
The people (janāḥ)
Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indradyumna
Scene: Villagers point the way to Naimiṣāraṇya, naming Mārkaṇḍeya ‘Saptakalpasmarah’, evoking a forest hermitage with sacrificial fires.
FAQs
When worldly sources fail, one should approach realized sages and sacred places to gain true knowledge.
Naimiṣāraṇya is highlighted as a renowned forest-tīrtha where great ṛṣis reside and revelation is accessible.
The implied practice is guru-śaraṇāgati—going to a sage and inquiring respectfully; no formal vrata or dāna is specified.