Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
राजोवाच । विधानं वद मे विप्र गयाकूप्याः समुद्भवम् । विस्तरेण महाभाग श्रद्धा मे महती स्थिता
rājovāca | vidhānaṃ vada me vipra gayākūpyāḥ samudbhavam | vistareṇa mahābhāga śraddhā me mahatī sthitā
ৰাজাই ক’লে: “হে বিপ্ৰ (ব্ৰাহ্মণ), গয়াকূপীৰ বিধান আৰু উৎপত্তিৰ কথা মোক কওক। হে মহাভাগ, বিস্তাৰে বৰ্ণনা কৰক—মোৰ শ্ৰদ্ধা অতি দৃঢ়ভাৱে স্থিত।”
Rājā (King)
Tirtha: Gayākūpī
Type: kund
Scene: A king, hands folded, questions a learned brāhmaṇa about the vidhāna and origin of a sacred well called Gayākūpī; the well is stone-lined, with ritual vessels, darbha grass, and offerings prepared for ancestral rites.
FAQs
Dharma begins with inquiry: sincere faith prompts one to learn the correct vidhāna (procedure) rather than act from guesswork.
Gayākūpī, introduced as a significant tīrtha whose origin and ritual protocol are to be explained.
A request for the proper vidhāna (ritual method), preparing for instructions about śrāddha/tīrtha rites connected with Gayākūpī.