Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
तीर्थं निर्माय तत्रैव सस्नुस्ते कपयो मुदा । तीर्थाय च वरं प्रादुः कपयः कामरूपिणः
tīrthaṃ nirmāya tatraiva sasnuste kapayo mudā | tīrthāya ca varaṃ prāduḥ kapayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ
Ayant établi le tīrtha, les Vānara s’y baignèrent sur-le-champ avec joie ; et ces Vānara, capables de prendre la forme désirée, accordèrent une grâce au tīrtha lui-même.
Sūta (continued narration)
Tirtha: Kapitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Dvijāḥ/Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: Vānaras, radiant and celebratory, bathe in the newly made Kapitīrtha; a subtle divine glow rises from the water as they grant a boon to the tīrtha, personified as a luminous presence.
FAQs
Creating and honoring a tīrtha through joyful bathing and blessing reflects devotion that sanctifies geography into a liberation-giving place.
Kapitīrtha, where the Vānaras bathed and granted a boon to the site.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha is implied as a central sacred act.