Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92
धर्मेण निर्मिता पूर्वं शिवार्थं धर्मबुद्धिना । तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च तर्पिताः पितृदेवताः
dharmeṇa nirmitā pūrvaṃ śivārthaṃ dharmabuddhinā | tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca tarpitāḥ pitṛdevatāḥ
Einst errichtete Dharma, von rechtschaffener Gesinnung, dies um Śivas willen. Wer dort badet und von seinem Wasser trinkt, sättigt die Pitṛs und die Götter.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa continuing the account)
Tirtha: Dharmavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: Personified Dharma (as a radiant, austere figure) is shown commissioning or consecrating a stone-lined well for Śiva; later, pilgrims bathe and sip water, while subtle ancestral figures (pitṛs) and devas appear above receiving satisfaction.
FAQs
Śaiva tīrthas sanctify ordinary acts like bathing and sipping water, turning them into offerings that nourish ancestral and divine realms.
Dharmavāpī, a sacred water-site established by Dharma for Śiva’s purpose.
Snāna (bathing) and pāna (drinking of tīrtha-water), producing tarpaṇa (satisfaction) for Pitṛs and devas.