Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
कृष्णतीर्थं ततो जातं नाम्ना हि धरणीतले । शृणु पार्थिवशार्दूल तत्र स्नातस्य यत्फलम्
kṛṣṇatīrthaṃ tato jātaṃ nāmnā hi dharaṇītale | śṛṇu pārthivaśārdūla tatra snātasya yatphalam
«Dès lors, sur la surface de la terre, ce lieu fut connu sous le nom de “Kṛṣṇatīrtha”. Écoute, ô tigre parmi les rois, le fruit obtenu par celui qui s’y baigne.»
Pulastya
Tirtha: Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha
Type: kund/ghat-associated tīrtha (hrada context follows)
Listener: Pārthiva-śārdūla (king)
Scene: A sage-narrator gestures toward a newly sanctified waterbody as attendants and a king listen; a subtle inscription-like banner ‘Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha’ appears in the scene’s symbolic space.
FAQs
A tīrtha gains enduring power through divine origin and naming; hearing and following its māhātmya leads devotees toward merit.
Kṛṣṇatīrtha (a sacred bathing-place associated with Arbuda-parvata).
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Kṛṣṇatīrtha, with promised spiritual results.