Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 98
भ्रूणगर्तां समासाद्य तामेव द्विजसत्तमाः । तपश्चेरुर्महादेवं ध्यायमाना दिवा निशम्
bhrūṇagartāṃ samāsādya tāmeva dvijasattamāḥ | tapaścerurmahādevaṃ dhyāyamānā divā niśam
সেই ভ্রূণগর্তে পৌঁছে শ্রেষ্ঠ দ্বিজগণ মহাদেবকে ধ্যান করতে করতে দিনরাত তপস্যা করলেন।
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Tirtha: Bhrūṇagarta
Type: kund
Scene: On the bank of a sacred kuṇḍa, brāhmaṇas sit in meditation through day and night; a Śiva-liṅga or Mahādeva’s subtle theophany presides; moon and sun indicate continuous tapas.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not only visited—it is inhabited through sustained sādhana: tapas and continuous meditation on Śiva.
Bhrūṇagarta, approached by the dvijas for intense Śaiva austerity.
Tapas and dhyāna of Mahādeva “divā niśam” (day and night) are explicitly described.
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