Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
एकदा तत्र चाऽयाता मुनयः शंसितव्रताः । तीर्थे पापहरे पुण्ये विश्वामित्रसमुद्भवे
ekadā tatra cā'yātā munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ | tīrthe pāpahare puṇye viśvāmitrasamudbhave
Einst kamen dorthin Weisen, berühmt durch ihre Gelübde — zu jenem heiligen Tīrtha, das Sünden tilgt, voller Verdienst, aus Viśvāmitra hervorgegangen.
Skanda (deduced from narrative flow)
Tirtha: Viśvāmitra-samudbhava tīrtha (epithet; proper name not supplied)
Type: kund
Scene: A group of austere sages with famed vows arrive at a luminous tīrtha; the water/body of the tīrtha subtly bears Viśvāmitra’s presence—through a staff, kamandalu, or aura—signifying origin.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is affirmed by its power to remove sin and by the continual visitation of vow-observing sages.
A ‘viśvāmitra-samudbhava’ (arisen from Viśvāmitra) pāpahara tīrtha is explicitly referenced.
No explicit prescription; it emphasizes the tīrtha’s pāpahara nature and the exemplary presence of sages.