Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
सा ध्याता सहसा तेन विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । कृत्वा तु विवरं सूक्ष्मं विनिष्क्रांताऽथ तत्क्षणात्
sā dhyātā sahasā tena viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | kṛtvā tu vivaraṃ sūkṣmaṃ viniṣkrāṃtā'tha tatkṣaṇāt
Von jenem Viṣṇu—mächtig in Seiner Offenbarung—meditiert, schuf sie, das Wasser der Jāhnavī, sogleich eine feine Öffnung und trat augenblicklich hervor.
Narrative voice
Tirtha: Jāhnavī-prādurbhāva-kunda (manifest Gaṅgā spring)
Type: kund
Scene: From the earth a minute fissure opens; a bright, pure stream bursts forth instantly as if answering Viṣṇu’s meditation; the atmosphere fills with cool mist and sanctity.
FAQs
The Lord’s yogic sovereignty can reveal hidden sacredness in a place, making purification accessible to devotees.
The local tīrtha is sanctified by the sudden emergence of Jāhnavī waters within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting.
Implicitly, the manifested waters are meant for snāna and purification rites that follow.