Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
अंगुष्ठेन लिखन्भूमिं चक्रे गर्तं महोत्तमम् । तत्र चिक्षेप तत्तोयं तेन गर्तः स्म पूरितः
aṃguṣṭhena likhanbhūmiṃ cakre gartaṃ mahottamam | tatra cikṣepa tattoyaṃ tena gartaḥ sma pūritaḥ
Scratching the ground with his thumb, he made an excellent pit. He cast that water into it, and thus the pit became filled.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)
Type: kund
Scene: A man crouches and scratches the earth with his thumb, forming a neat pit; he pours water into it, and the pit fills unnaturally fast, suggesting supernatural control over water.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often use marvels to test steadiness in dharma; wonders alone are not the final measure of truth.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it describes a narrative action involving water and a newly made pit.
None explicitly; the focus is on the unfolding event (water being placed into a pit).