Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
इंद्रद्युम्न उवाच । तस्मादागच्छ गच्छामस्तमेव सहितावयम् । प्राहुः पूततमां तीर्थादपि सत्संगतिं बुधाः
iṃdradyumna uvāca | tasmādāgaccha gacchāmastameva sahitāvayam | prāhuḥ pūtatamāṃ tīrthādapi satsaṃgatiṃ budhāḥ
Indradyumna thưa: “Vậy thì xin hãy đến—chúng ta cùng nhau đến gặp ngài ấy. Các bậc trí nói rằng thiện hữu tri thức (satsaṅga) còn thanh tịnh hơn cả một thánh địa (tīrtha).”
Indradyumna
Listener: Kūrma (and companions)
Scene: Indradyumna urges companions to journey together toward Lomaśa; the path is shown as a luminous road where saintly figures appear like tīrthas, with a riverbank tīrtha in the distance rendered secondary.
FAQs
Association with the saintly (satsaṅga) is presented as the highest purifier, surpassing even sacred places.
No single tīrtha is praised by name; rather, the verse elevates satsaṅga above tīrtha in purifying power.
None; it recommends seeking saintly company and approaching a realized sage.