Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 73
सहितानुचरीभिस्तु इन्द्रायुधनिभं भृशम् । तस्मिन्निष्पीड्यमाने तु वारि यन्निःसृतं तदा
sahitānucarībhistu indrāyudhanibhaṃ bhṛśam | tasminniṣpīḍyamāne tu vāri yanniḥsṛtaṃ tadā
Und mit ihren dienenden Gefährtinnen wrang sie es kräftig aus, leuchtend wie Indras Bogen; und da zeigte sich das Wasser, das damals daraus hervorströmte.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kapilā (incipient, not yet named in this verse)
Type: river-origin context
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: Umā with her attendant maidens wrings the cloth; it gleams like a rainbow, and streams of water pour out, foreshadowing the birth of Kapilā river.
FAQs
Divine beauty and power (symbolized by the rainbow) can manifest as purifying waters for the welfare of beings.
The Kapilā river’s emergence is being described, tied to the Revā/Narmadā sacred landscape.
No explicit prescription; the verse provides the mythic basis for the sanctity of the river used for snāna and tīrtha rites.