Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
महीनगरकस्यापि स्थापितस्य त्वया मुने । यानि तीर्थानि मुख्यानि तानि वर्णय मे प्रभो
mahīnagarakasyāpi sthāpitasya tvayā mune | yāni tīrthāni mukhyāni tāni varṇaya me prabho
“大圣者啊，关于摩诃因那伽罗迦亦然——那是由你所建立的——请你，噢主尊，为我宣说其中最为殊胜的诸圣地渡口（tīrtha）。”
Arjuna
Tirtha: Mahīnagaraka (request for its mukhya tīrthas)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Arjuna respectfully petitions the sage to describe the chief tīrthas of Mahīnagaraka; a faint cityscape with temples and waterbodies appears behind them like a schematic map.
FAQs
A sincere seeker asks for guidance toward the ‘mukhya’ (principal) holy places—prioritizing dharmic focus over mere curiosity.
Mahīnagaraka is introduced as the sacred locale whose chief tīrthas will be described.
None directly; it is an invitation to a tīrtha-catalogue typical of Purāṇic travel-guides.