Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
सूत उवाच । सत्यमेतन्महाभागास्तत्र संख्या न विद्यते । तीर्थानां चैव लिंगानामाश्र माणां तथैव च
sūta uvāca | satyametanmahābhāgāstatra saṃkhyā na vidyate | tīrthānāṃ caiva liṃgānāmāśra māṇāṃ tathaiva ca
苏多说道：“诚然如此，诸位有福的仙人啊；在那里不可计数：诸圣渡处（tīrtha）、湿婆灵伽（Śiva-liṅga），以及诸修行林居（āśrama）亦复如是。”
Sūta
Tirtha: Śaṅkha-tīrtha (implied locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: Sūta’s son responds with assurance; behind him, a visionary panorama of countless liṅgas, ghāṭas, and hermitages stretching into the distance.
FAQs
The sacred field is inexhaustible—divine presence is expressed through innumerable tīrthas, liṅgas, and āśramas.
The verse speaks generally of the region under discussion; a specific tīrtha is named in the following verse(s).
No direct prescription; it establishes the abundance of sacred supports for pilgrimage and worship.