Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
वन्ध्या नारी जलं तत्र या पिबेत्तिलकान्वितम् । अपि वर्षशताब्दा च सद्यो गर्भवती भवेत्
vandhyā nārī jalaṃ tatra yā pibettilakānvitam | api varṣaśatābdā ca sadyo garbhavatī bhavet
La femme stérile qui boit l’eau de ce lieu, imprégnée de la vertu du Tilaka, devient enceinte sur-le-champ, fût-elle demeurée sans enfant durant cent ans.
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Tilakānvita-jala (Arbuda)
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: A sorrowful childless woman drinks sanctified water near the Tilaka tree/cave entrance; the atmosphere shifts from grief to hope as divine grace is implied.
FAQs
The tīrtha is praised as life-giving and grace-bestowing, teaching reliance on dharmic pilgrimage and sacred waters for divine aid.
Rūpatīrtha in Arbuda Khaṇḍa (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), specifically its Tilaka-associated water.
Drinking the tīrtha-water (pāna), described as ‘Tilaka-infused,’ as a faith-based observance.