Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
ततः कश्चित्कथांते च लोमशो नाम सन्मुनिः । कीर्त्तयामास माहात्म्यं सर्वतीर्थसमुद्भवम्
tataḥ kaścitkathāṃte ca lomaśo nāma sanmuniḥ | kīrttayāmāsa māhātmyaṃ sarvatīrthasamudbhavam
Rồi đến cuối cuộc đàm đạo, một bậc thánh hiền chân thật tên Lomaśa bắt đầu xưng tụng bản māhātmya—được nói là phát sinh từ tinh túy của mọi thánh địa tirtha.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Sarva-tīrtha-samudbhava māhātmya (as framed by Lomasha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (outer listener); Nimi and the sage assembly (inner listeners)
Scene: At the end of dharma discourse, Lomasha rises to speak; the assembly turns attentive; Nimi listens in stillness; the atmosphere shifts to anticipatory wonder as a universal tīrtha-māhātmya begins.
FAQs
The greatness of a tīrtha is transmitted through realized sages; māhātmya is treated as concentrated sacred power and guidance.
The verse introduces a tīrtha-māhātmya discourse (leading into Jambū Tīrtha’s glorification in this adhyāya).
None directly; it announces the commencement of māhātmya-kīrtana (proclamation of sacred glory).