Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
ऋषय ऊचुः । रक्तशृंगः कथं तेन निश्चलोऽपि दृढीकृतः । कस्य वाक्येन नो ब्रूहि विस्तरेण महामते
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | raktaśṛṃgaḥ kathaṃ tena niścalo'pi dṛḍhīkṛtaḥ | kasya vākyena no brūhi vistareṇa mahāmate
رشیوں نے کہا: “رکت شرنگ تو پہلے ہی غیر متحرک تھا، پھر اس نے اسے کیسے اور زیادہ مضبوط کیا؟ اے صاحبِ رائے، ہمیں تفصیل سے بتائیے—یہ کس کے کلام سے انجام پایا؟”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Raktaśṛṅga
Type: peak
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of sages, calm yet curious, address the narrator: ‘How was Raktaśṛṅga made firm; by whose word?’ The setting suggests an āśrama or tīrtha-side assembly.
FAQs
Sacred tradition invites inquiry; understanding a tīrtha’s origin deepens śraddhā and connects pilgrims to the dharmic meaning of the place.
Raktaśṛṅga is the highlighted sacred landmark within the Camatkārapura-region narrative of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; it is a request for detailed explanation about the sanctifying cause.