Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
आनयिष्यामि तच्चापि पुष्करत्रितयं शुभम् । गर्तास्वेतासु पुण्यासु ज्येष्ठं मध्यं कनीयकम्
ānayiṣyāmi taccāpi puṣkaratritayaṃ śubham | gartāsvetāsu puṇyāsu jyeṣṭhaṃ madhyaṃ kanīyakam
Et j’amènerai aussi ici l’auspicieuse triade de Puṣkara—l’aîné, le médian et le cadet—dans ces fosses saintes.
Brahmā (Pitāmaha) [direct speech within Sūta’s narration]
Tirtha: Puṣkara-traya in Gartāśvetā pits
Type: kund
Scene: A creator-deity figure (Brahmā) ritually ‘drawing’ three luminous water-presences into three pale/white earthen pits; the pits glow like lotus-bowls, with subtle swan motifs and lotus garlands hovering above.
FAQs
Tīrthas are interconnected in Purāṇic sacred geography—holiness can be ‘invited’ and established to benefit seekers and rites.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra’s three holy pits/pools, now associated with a Puṣkara-triad by Brahmā’s resolve.
Consecrating the three holy pits by bringing/establishing the Puṣkara-tritaya, supporting the forthcoming yajña context.