Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58
प्रह्लाद उवाच । तदाप्रभृति विप्रेंद्राः स कूपो नृगसंज्ञया । वरदानाच्च कृष्णस्य पावनः सर्वदेहिनाम्
prahlāda uvāca | tadāprabhṛti vipreṃdrāḥ sa kūpo nṛgasaṃjñayā | varadānācca kṛṣṇasya pāvanaḥ sarvadehinām
Prahlāda dit : « Dès lors, ô le meilleur des brāhmaṇas, ce puits fut connu sous le nom de “Nṛga” ; et, par la grâce accordée par Kṛṣṇa, il devint un purificateur pour tous les êtres incarnés. »
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Nṛga-kūpa
Type: kund
Listener: viprendra / dvija-śreṣṭhas (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: Prahlāda, serene and radiant, addresses assembled brāhmaṇas, pointing to a sacred well labeled ‘Nṛga’; a subtle aura suggests Kṛṣṇa’s boon sanctifying its waters for all beings.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity is intensified by divine boon; sacred places become universal purifiers when tied to dharmic narrative and divine grace.
Nṛga-kūpa (also understood as Nṛga-tīrtha) in the Dvārakā-māhātmya.
No direct prescription here; it declares the tīrtha’s purifying power for all beings.