Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । केन चादौ निर्मितं तत्तीर्थं सर्वोत्तमोत्तमम् । यथावद्वर्णय त्वं मे भगवन्द्विजसत्तम
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kena cādau nirmitaṃ tattīrthaṃ sarvottamottamam | yathāvadvarṇaya tvaṃ me bhagavandvijasattama
Yudhiṣṭhira thưa: Tīrtha tối thượng ấy thuở ban đầu do ai kiến lập? Bạch Bhagavan, bậc tối thắng trong hàng nhị sinh, xin hãy thuật cho con đúng phép và đầy đủ.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Indrasara (inquiry about its first establishment)
Type: kund
Listener: Vyāsa
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, seated respectfully, questions Vyāsa in an āśrama setting; a manuscript or rosary in Vyāsa’s hand signals authoritative narration; the sacred lake is hinted in the background to connect the inquiry to place.
FAQs
Sacred places are approached through inquiry and right understanding; tīrtha-māhātmya is learned from qualified teachers.
The ‘supremely excellent tīrtha’ under discussion is Indrasara (introduced in the surrounding verses).
No ritual is prescribed; the verse initiates the origin-story inquiry that frames later tīrtha practices.