Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 21
तत्र विष्णुः स्वयं चक्रे निवासं सलिले तदा । वरप्रदानात्स्नेहेन भार्यायाः प्रगुणीकृतम्
tatra viṣṇuḥ svayaṃ cakre nivāsaṃ salile tadā | varapradānātsnehena bhāryāyāḥ praguṇīkṛtam
সেখানে বিষ্ণু তখন জলের মধ্যে স্বয়ং নিজের নিবাস স্থাপন করলেন; বরদান প্রদান করে, পত্নীর প্রতি স্নেহবশে, তা উৎকৃষ্টরূপে সুসজ্জিত করলেন।
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa dialogic style)
Tirtha: Rukmiṇīkuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: muniśreṣṭha (addressed sage)
Scene: A luminous pond whose surface subtly reveals Viṣṇu’s presence—either as a faint form within the waters or as śaṅkha-cakra light patterns; Rukmiṇī stands nearby, the scene emphasizing affectionate divine arrangement and boon-granting.
FAQs
The tīrtha is powerful because the Lord’s presence sanctifies it; devotion and divine grace turn water into a boon-bestowing refuge.
Rukmiṇī-kuṇḍa (the pond), described as a place where Viṣṇu abides in the waters.
No direct rite here; it provides the theological basis (Viṣṇu’s residence and boon) for later practices like snāna and pūjā.