Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
मधुस्रवेति प्रथममेषा पुष्करिणी स्मृता । कृतकृत्या ततो ज्ञेया ततोऽसौ क्षीरनीरधिः
madhusraveti prathamameṣā puṣkariṇī smṛtā | kṛtakṛtyā tato jñeyā tato'sau kṣīranīradhiḥ
This sacred tank is first remembered as ‘Madhusravā’ (Honey-flowing). Next it is to be known as ‘Kṛtakṛtyā’ (She who fulfils all aims). Thereafter it is called the ‘Kṣīra-nīrādhi’—the ocean-like reservoir of milk-like waters.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: (Unnamed here) pushkariṇī/kuṇḍa with epithets Madhusravā, Kṛtakṛtyā, Kṣīra-nīrādhi
Type: kund
Scene: A lotus-filled tank in Kāśī shimmering like milk; devotees cup water in their palms; the narrator points as if naming each epithet; honey-like golden light falls on the water surface.
FAQs
A single holy place can bear many sacred epithets, each revealing a distinct spiritual power—sweetness, fulfilment, and purifying abundance.
A puṣkariṇī (sacred tank) in Kāśī, praised through its multiple traditional names.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse primarily records the tīrtha’s revered names for remembrance and recitation.