Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78
मदीयं मम नाम्ना तु शूद्रासंज्ञं तु जायताम् । तस्य तुल्यप्रभावं तु तीर्थस्य प्रतिपद्यताम्
madīyaṃ mama nāmnā tu śūdrāsaṃjñaṃ tu jāyatām | tasya tulyaprabhāvaṃ tu tīrthasya pratipadyatām
Und es entstehe ein weiteres Tīrtha, das meinen eigenen Namen trägt, bekannt als „Śūdrā“, und es besitze eine Wirkungskraft, die jener Tīrtha gleich ist.
Ratnāvatī
Tirtha: Śūdrā (tīrtha)
Type: kund
Scene: A divine proclamation causing a new tīrtha to manifest; the waterbody is shown emerging or being marked, with a name-inscription motif ‘Śūdrā’ and pilgrims gathering.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha-glory often emphasizes accessibility and equal spiritual potency through divinely sanctioned naming.
A tīrtha designated ‘Śūdrā’ (named in the narrative as arising with Ratnāvatī’s association).
No new ritual is added; the focus is on establishing a second tīrtha with equal prabhāva (spiritual efficacy).