Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
आहूय विश्वकर्माणं त्वष्टारममृताशिनम् । एकं सरः कारयित्वा शिल्पिना तेन शोभनम्
āhūya viśvakarmāṇaṃ tvaṣṭāramamṛtāśinam | ekaṃ saraḥ kārayitvā śilpinā tena śobhanam
Ayant mandé Viśvakarman—Tvaṣṭṛ, l’artisan divin qui se nourrit d’amṛta—il fit édifier par ce maître d’œuvre un seul lac, splendide.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Newly established Saras/Kunda (name not given) in Setukṣetra
Type: kund
Scene: Hari summons Viśvakarman/Tvaṣṭṛ; the celestial architect designs and manifests a splendid lake, its banks taking form as if by mantra and craft.
FAQs
Sacred places are often revealed through divine intention and consecrated creation, not merely human effort.
A sacred lake at Setu is established; it is later identified as the Kṣīrasara tīrtha.
The verse describes construction of the lake; ritual usage (milk offerings and homa) appears in the following verses.