Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
ततो गत्वाऽथ तं गर्तं प्रविश्य जलमध्यतः । चकर्ष तं पशुं कृच्छ्रात्पंकमध्यात्सुदारुणात् । समादायाथ तं हर्म्यं प्रजगाम शनैःशनैः
tato gatvā'tha taṃ gartaṃ praviśya jalamadhyataḥ | cakarṣa taṃ paśuṃ kṛcchrātpaṃkamadhyātsudāruṇāt | samādāyātha taṃ harmyaṃ prajagāma śanaiḥśanaiḥ
Puis il se rendit à cette fosse ; entrant au milieu des eaux, il tira l’animal avec grande peine du cœur redoutable de la boue. Le prenant, il regagna lentement la demeure.
Unspecified in snippet (continuation of Sūta’s narration)
Type: kund
Scene: A lone ascetic/virtuous man wades into a water-filled pit at night, waist-deep in dark mire, straining to pull a trapped animal from the sludge; he lifts it and walks slowly toward a nearby dwelling.
FAQs
Selfless effort to save a living being—despite hardship—embodies dharma; in tīrtha-māhātmya, such acts often become channels of purification and grace.
A water-filled pit and muddy hollow within the Adhyāya 212 sacred landscape; the passage implies a tīrtha environment but does not name it here.
None; the verse highlights action (rescue/service) rather than a formal rite.