Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
तत्र पिंगेश्वरो देवः समुद्रतटसन्निधौ । कूपानां सप्तकं तत्र पितॄणां यत्र पाणयः । दृश्यंतेऽद्यापि देवेशि यत्र पर्वणिपर्वणि
tatra piṃgeśvaro devaḥ samudrataṭasannidhau | kūpānāṃ saptakaṃ tatra pitṝṇāṃ yatra pāṇayaḥ | dṛśyaṃte'dyāpi deveśi yatra parvaṇiparvaṇi
Là, près du rivage de l’océan, se tient la divinité Piṅgeśvara. En ce même lieu se trouve un groupe de sept puits, où l’on voit les mains des Pitṛ (esprits ancestraux) — visibles encore aujourd’hui, ô Déesse, à chaque observance lunaire sacrée.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Piṅgeśvara and Saptakūpa (seven wells)
Type: kund
Listener: Devī
Scene: A coastal Śiva shrine labeled Piṅgeśvara stands near foaming waves; beside it are seven stone-lined wells. On sacred lunar occasions, faint luminous handprints appear on the water/stone, witnessed by pilgrims and priests performing tarpaṇa.
FAQs
Sacred places manifest ongoing signs of ancestral presence, encouraging Pitṛ-bhakti and faith in tīrtha-mahima.
Piṅgeśvara at Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the seashore shrine with the seven wells associated with the Pitṛs.
Observance on parvan days is implied—times especially suitable for ancestral rites and tīrtha worship at this spot.