Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
नातिदूरे वनादस्मादत्र संति जलाशयाः । तेषामेकतमे पद्मं विद्यतेऽधोमुखं स्थितम्
nātidūre vanādasmādatra saṃti jalāśayāḥ | teṣāmekatame padmaṃ vidyate'dhomukhaṃ sthitam
Non loin de cette forêt se trouvent des étendues d’eau. Dans l’une d’elles, un lotus se tient dressé, le visage tourné vers le bas.
Aśarīrā Vāṇī (heavenly voice; instructive description)
Type: kund
Scene: Aerial-to-ground transition: the voice points out nearby ponds. In one pond, a lotus is shown improbably facing downward beneath the water’s surface or drooping inverted above it, marking the correct jalāśaya.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrthas are often recognized through sacred signs in nature, linking landscape to divine intention.
Puṣkara region, described through nearby lakes and identifying marks.
An instruction for locating the correct water-body/spot prior to bathing or worship.