Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
ऋषय ऊचुः । अहो बत महाश्चर्यं विश्वामित्रस्य सन्मुनेः । मंत्रप्रभावतो येन तत्तोयं रुधिरीकृतम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | aho bata mahāścaryaṃ viśvāmitrasya sanmuneḥ | maṃtraprabhāvato yena tattoyaṃ rudhirīkṛtam
Die Weisen sprachen: „O weh, welch großes Wunder—des edlen Muni Viśvāmitra—durch die Kraft des Mantras wurde jenes Wasser zu Blut!“
Ṛṣis (sages)
Tirtha: Sārasvata-jala (episode of raktīkaraṇa)
Type: kund
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
Scene: A circle of sages, hands raised in astonishment, addresses the narrator: they praise Viśvāmitra’s nobility and the mantra-power that turned the water blood-red; the crimson water glows behind them as a miraculous sign.
FAQs
Mantra-śakti is portrayed as effective and awe-inspiring; spiritual power must be governed by dharma and compassion.
The Sārasvata tīrtha/waters are the implied focus, since the marvel concerns the transformation of that sacred water.
None; it is an exclamation and theological reflection by the sages.