Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
दामोदरे नदी प्रोक्ता स्वर्णरेषेति या स्मृता । ब्रह्मकुण्डं च तत्रैव तथा ब्रह्मेश्वरः स्मृतः
dāmodare nadī proktā svarṇareṣeti yā smṛtā | brahmakuṇḍaṃ ca tatraiva tathā brahmeśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ
সেখানে দামোদরা নামে এক নদী বলা হয়েছে, যা ‘স্বর্ণরেষা’ নামেও স্মৃত। সেখানেই ব্রহ্মকুণ্ড আছে এবং সেখানেই ব্রহ্মেশ্বরও প্রসিদ্ধ।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Dāmodarā (Svarṇareṣā) nadī; Brahma-kuṇḍa; Brahmeśvara
Type: sangam
Scene: A golden-hued river (Svarṇareṣā) flows past steps leading to Brahma-kuṇḍa; nearby stands the Brahmeśvara liṅga shrine, with pilgrims bathing and offering water.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred geography ties liberation-oriented practice to specific waters (nadī/kuṇḍa) and a consecrated Śiva presence (Brahmeśvara).
Dāmodarā/Svarṇareṣā river, Brahma-kuṇḍa, and the Brahmeśvara shrine within Vastrāpatha-kṣetra.
Implicit tīrtha practice: visiting sacred river/kuṇḍa and worshipping Brahmeśvara (though not explicitly detailed here).