Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
यदा प्रभृति राजेन्द्र हुङ्कारेण गता सरित् । तदाप्रभृति स स्वामी हुङ्कारः शब्दितो बुधैः
yadā prabhṛti rājendra huṅkāreṇa gatā sarit | tadāprabhṛti sa svāmī huṅkāraḥ śabdito budhaiḥ
Desde aquel mismo momento, oh el mejor de los reyes, en que el río partió por la sílaba «huṅ», desde entonces el Señor de ese lugar es conocido por los sabios como «Huṅkāra».
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Huṅkāra-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Rājendra (king)
Scene: A river-goddess (Revā) shown turning/withdrawing at the force of a mystic ‘huṅ’ utterance, while sages point out the newly named Lord ‘Huṅkāra’ at the bank-shrine.
FAQs
Purāṇic tradition links divine names to sacred events, teaching that place, sound, and divine presence are inseparable in tīrtha-māhātmya.
Huṅkāra Tīrtha, where the Lord is remembered by the epithet ‘Huṅkāra’.
None; the verse establishes the naming and identity of the presiding divinity.
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