Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
अर्जुन उवाच । अहल्यया कदा ब्रह्मन्खानितं वै महत्सरः । तन्मम ब्रूहि सकलमहल्यासरःकारणम्
arjuna uvāca | ahalyayā kadā brahmankhānitaṃ vai mahatsaraḥ | tanmama brūhi sakalamahalyāsaraḥkāraṇam
Arjuna dit : «Ô brāhmane, quand donc ce grand lac fut-il creusé par Ahalyā ? Dis-moi pleinement toute la cause et le récit du lac d’Ahalyā.»
Arjuna
Tirtha: Ahalyā-saras
Type: kund
Listener: A brāhmaṇa-sage (identified as Nārada in the next verse as respondent)
Scene: Arjuna respectfully questions a brāhmaṇa-sage about the origin of Ahalyā’s great lake; the setting suggests a pilgrimage halt near the saras, with attentive listening and narrative anticipation.
FAQs
Sacred geography is preserved through inquiry; understanding a tīrtha’s origin deepens reverence and right practice.
Ahalyāsaras, the great lake associated with Ahalyā.
None directly; the verse initiates a tīrtha-origin narration (kāraṇa/utpatti).