Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
अथ तत्तोयमाहात्म्यान्मेनकानाम साऽभवत् । अप्सरास्त्रिदशेंद्रस्य समंताच्चारुहासिनी
atha tattoyamāhātmyānmenakānāma sā'bhavat | apsarāstridaśeṃdrasya samaṃtāccāruhāsinī
Alors, par la grandeur de ces eaux sacrées, elle fut connue sous le nom de Menakā—une apsarā d’Indra, seigneur des dieux—au sourire gracieux, d’un charme ravissant de toutes parts.
Narrator (purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kund
Scene: From the sacred waters arises a radiant apsaras, newly transformed, smiling; the water emits lotus-like light; celestial attendants or subtle Indra-loka motifs appear in the sky.
FAQs
It proclaims that contact with a powerful tīrtha can transform identity and destiny, revealing the purifying potency of sacred waters.
The tīrtha is referenced as ‘those waters’ whose māhātmya is being narrated in Adhyāya 42; the specific name is supplied by the broader chapter context.
No direct prescription appears here; the verse emphasizes the inherent spiritual efficacy (māhātmya) of the tīrtha’s waters.