Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100
ततःप्रभृति सा गर्ता प्रख्याता धरणीतले । भ्रूणगर्तेति विप्रेंद्राः सर्वपातकनाशिनी
tataḥprabhṛti sā gartā prakhyātā dharaṇītale | bhrūṇagarteti vipreṃdrāḥ sarvapātakanāśinī
Desde entonces, oh excelso entre los brāhmaṇas, aquel foso sagrado se hizo célebre en la tierra como “Bhrūṇagarta”, destructor de todos los pecados.
Sūta (deduced from Tīrthamāhātmya narrative frame; explicit speaker begins next adhyāya)
Tirtha: Bhrūṇagarta
Type: kund
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis (viprendra address)
Scene: A wide view of the earth-toned sacred pit with a small shrine-marker; pilgrims and brāhmaṇas point and speak its name ‘Bhrūṇagarta’, as if the very utterance carries cleansing power; banners or inscriptions emphasize its fame.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity becomes a living refuge: remembrance and contact with a holy place can dissolve even heavy demerit when approached with reverence.
Bhrūṇagarta Tīrtha, a sin-destroying sacred spot praised in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
No specific rite is stated in this verse; it primarily establishes the tīrtha-name and its power to destroy sins.