Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
देव्यैवमुक्तः पंचास्यो धर्मपुष्करिणीजलम् । निःशेषं च पपौ विप्रा यथा पांसुर्भवेत्तथा
devyaivamuktaḥ paṃcāsyo dharmapuṣkariṇījalam | niḥśeṣaṃ ca papau viprā yathā pāṃsurbhavettathā
Ainsi commandé par la Déesse, celui aux cinq bouches but entièrement l’eau de Dharmapuṣkariṇī, ô brāhmanes, jusqu’à ce qu’il n’en restât pour ainsi dire que de la poussière.
Narrator addressing the audience as “viprāḥ” (brāhmaṇas)
Tirtha: Dharmapuṣkariṇī
Type: kund
Listener: Viprāḥ / Ṛṣis
Scene: The five-mouthed lion drinks the entire tank; the basin lies exposed like dust, with cracked earth and scattered lotus stems—an uncanny stillness before the asura appears.
FAQs
When the Divine commands, even nature’s elements yield—signaling the supremacy of dharma over asuric refuge.
Dharmapuṣkariṇī is highlighted as a named tīrtha within Setukhaṇḍa.
None directly; the verse is descriptive, underscoring the tīrtha’s prominence in the episode.