Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
तत्र कूपेन संस्थेयं रुद्राणीसंस्थितेन वै । तं हि कूपं विना मह्यं न रतिर्जायते क्वचित्
tatra kūpena saṃstheyaṃ rudrāṇīsaṃsthitena vai | taṃ hi kūpaṃ vinā mahyaṃ na ratirjāyate kvacit
‘তাত মই নিশ্চয় থাকিম—সেই কূপৰ কাষত, য’ত ৰুদ্ৰাণী প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত। কিয়নো সেই কূপ নাথাকিলে মোৰ ক’তো কেতিয়াও আনন্দ নুঠে।’
Devī (Rudrāṇī / Kolaṃbā)
Tirtha: Rudrāṇī-kūpa (as described)
Type: kund
Listener: Nārada (continued address)
Scene: Devī indicates a sacred well where Rudrāṇī abides; the well is ringed with stone, garlands, and lamps; devotees draw water for worship; the mountain shrine appears nearby.
FAQs
Divine presence is localized in tīrthas; honoring the consecrated site becomes a direct way to encounter grace.
Rudrāṇī-kūpa—the sacred well where Rudrāṇī is said to abide.
Implicitly, staying near and venerating the well; the explicit bathing and worship instructions appear in the following verses.