तत्पूर्वतो नारदेन तपस्तप्तं महत्तरम् । लिंगं च स्थापितं श्रेष्ठं कुंडं चापि शुभं कृतम्
tatpūrvato nāradena tapastaptaṃ mahattaram | liṃgaṃ ca sthāpitaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kuṃḍaṃ cāpi śubhaṃ kṛtam
À l’est de là, Nārada accomplit de très grandes austérités ; il établit un liṅga excellent et fit aussi un kuṇḍa, bassin sacré et propice.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Nārada-kuṇḍa and Nāradeśvara
Type: kund
Scene: Nārada, with vīṇā set aside, stands in deep austerity near a newly established liṅga; beside it an orderly stone-lined kuṇḍa gleams, signifying auspiciousness and ritual readiness.
Great sages sanctify geography through tapas and consecration, turning locations into enduring tīrthas for later pilgrims.
The eastern site associated with Nārada’s consecrated liṅga and the auspicious kuṇḍa.
No direct prescription here; it narrates the tīrtha’s establishment through tapas, liṅga-sthāpana, and kuṇḍa creation.