Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
तस्मादत्रैव कुंडे च मंत्रान्सारस्वताञ्छुभान् । वेदोक्तान्क्षेपयिष्यामि स्वयमेव द्विजोत्तम
tasmādatraiva kuṃḍe ca maṃtrānsārasvatāñchubhān | vedoktānkṣepayiṣyāmi svayameva dvijottama
অতএব, হে দ্বিজোত্তম! আমি এখানেই এই কুণ্ডে বেদোক্ত শুভ সারস্বত মন্ত্রসমূহ স্বয়ং তোমার মধ্যে স্থাপন করব।
Bhāskara (Sūrya)
Type: kund
Scene: At the edge of a sacred pool, Bhāskara initiates Yājñavalkya: luminous syllables (mantra-akṣaras) appear like golden swans or sparks rising from the water and entering the sage’s heart/ear, symbolizing śruti infusion.
FAQs
Sacred places are not only for merit but also for transmission of knowledge; divine grace can bestow mantra and learning directly.
A specific kuṇḍa (sacred pool) within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
Mantra-bestowal associated with the kuṇḍa; the verse anticipates a purificatory bath and subsequent recitation (expanded in the next verse).
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