Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
तत्क्षणात्तुष्टिमगमत्कांत्या परमया युतः । अब्रुवन्खन्यतामेतद्यथा भूयो जलं भवेत्
tatkṣaṇāttuṣṭimagamatkāṃtyā paramayā yutaḥ | abruvankhanyatāmetadyathā bhūyo jalaṃ bhavet
সেই ক্ষণতে তেওঁ পৰম কান্তিৰে যুক্ত হৈ সন্তুষ্ট হ’ল। তেওঁলোকে ক’লে—“ইয়াক খনন কৰা হওক, যাতে ইয়াত পুনৰ প্ৰচুৰ জল উদ্ভৱ হয়।”
Narrator (first hemistich), then Tridaśas (Devas)
Type: kund
Scene: A group of pilgrims/ascetics stands by a dry pit in Prabhāsa; one figure shines with sudden divine radiance as they decide to dig so water may return.
FAQs
Sacred landscapes are sustained through intentional acts; restoring water sources is portrayed as a dhārmic, merit-bearing deed.
A sacred water-source/reservoir in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, renewed by digging to bring forth water.
The practical injunction is to excavate/dig (khanyatām) so that water may re-emerge—an act akin to tīrtha-restoration.