Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
विमुक्तश्च कथं भूयो भ्रूणगर्तामुपाश्रितः । सापि गर्ता कथं जाता सर्वं नो वद विस्तरात्
vimuktaśca kathaṃ bhūyo bhrūṇagartāmupāśritaḥ | sāpi gartā kathaṃ jātā sarvaṃ no vada vistarāt
Et après avoir été délivré, comment se réfugia-t-il de nouveau dans la « Bhrūṇa-gartā » (la fosse liée au péché de tuer l’embryon) ? Et comment cette fosse vint-elle à exister ? Dis-nous tout en détail.
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Bhrūṇa-gartā
Type: kund
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Sages press Sūta to narrate in full: how Saudāsa, even after release, again sought the Bhrūṇa-gartā, and how the pit itself originated—setting the stage for a dramatic origin legend.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrthas are tied to moral history: understanding the origin-story deepens repentance and faith in purification.
Bhrūṇagartā is explicitly named as a significant location whose origin and power are about to be narrated.
None directly; the request for “detail” signals an upcoming māhātmya account that typically supports snāna, dāna, and prayāścitta.