Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
ततोऽब्रवीत्स हृष्टात्मा ह्येतद्धि पुष्कर त्रयम् । मया सम्यक्समानीतं कलिकालभयेन च
tato'bravītsa hṛṣṭātmā hyetaddhi puṣkara trayam | mayā samyaksamānītaṃ kalikālabhayena ca
Alors, le cœur empli de joie, il déclara : «Oui, cette triade même de Puṣkara, je l’ai amenée et établie comme il se doit, par crainte des périls de l’âge de Kali».
Brahmā (speaking)
Tirtha: Puṣkara-traya (established here)
Type: kund
Scene: Brahmā, joyful, addresses unseen sages/pilgrims; behind him three kundas shimmer. His gesture is declarative—hand raised, palm outward—signifying establishment and protection against Kali’s terrors.
FAQs
Divine compassion provides accessible sacred supports—like tīrthas—especially when Kali-yuga threatens spiritual decline.
Puṣkara-traya, the threefold Puṣkara pilgrimage complex.
No direct injunction here; it frames the tīrthas as established for Kali-yuga welfare.