Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
तत्कथं ते त्रयस्तत्र संजाताः सूत भास्कराः । हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे सर्वं नो ब्रूहि विस्तरात्
tatkathaṃ te trayastatra saṃjātāḥ sūta bhāskarāḥ | hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre sarvaṃ no brūhi vistarāt
Vậy thì, thưa Sūta, ba vị Bhāskara ấy đã phát sinh nơi đó bằng cách nào? Trong thánh địa của Hāṭakeśvara, xin hãy kể cho chúng tôi mọi điều một cách tường tận.
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta (as respondent)
Scene: Ṛṣis address Sūta with folded hands, asking how three radiant Bhāskaras manifested in the Hāṭakeśvara region; Sūta poised to narrate.
FAQs
Tīrtha-māhātmya is grounded in sacred origin narratives; understanding the ‘why’ deepens faith and pilgrimage intent.
Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra, within which the three Bhāskaras are situated.
None; the verse is a request for the māhātmya (origin and greatness) to be narrated fully.