Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
ततः प्रविश्य वै तस्मिन्देवीमासाद्य पांडवाः । पिंडकाद्यं तत्र मुक्त्वा तृषा प्रैक्षि जलं तदा
tataḥ praviśya vai tasmindevīmāsādya pāṃḍavāḥ | piṃḍakādyaṃ tatra muktvā tṛṣā praikṣi jalaṃ tadā
তাৰ পাছত সেই স্থানত প্ৰৱেশ কৰি পাণ্ডৱসকলে দেৱীৰ ওচৰ পালেগৈ। তাত পিণ্ড আদি নিবেদন থৈ, তৃষ্ণাত কাতৰ হৈ, তেতিয়া তেওঁলোকে পানীৰ সন্ধানত চাৰিওফালে চালে।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Inside the shrine precinct, the Pāṇḍavas place piṇḍa offerings on a clean spot near the Devī; their faces show thirst and urgency as they scan for a nearby water source—perhaps a small kuṇḍa or spring beyond the shrine steps.
FAQs
At a holy place, one approaches the deity with reverence and offerings before attending to personal needs.
A Devī-associated sacred area leading to a kuṇḍa (pond), later explicitly called Devī-kuṇḍa.
Piṇḍa and related offerings are placed at the sacred spot before proceeding further.