Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
एवमुक्त्वा तदा देवं वीक्षांचक्रे महेश्वरः । तृतीय लोचनेनैव ज्वालामालोपशोभिना
evamuktvā tadā devaṃ vīkṣāṃcakre maheśvaraḥ | tṛtīya locanenaiva jvālāmālopaśobhinā
Ayant ainsi parlé, Mahēśvara fixa alors son regard sur la divinité, par son troisième œil, resplendissant d’une guirlande de flammes.
Narrator
Tirtha: Taptodakuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: Kṛṣṇa
Scene: Mahēśvara turns toward the presiding deity and opens/activates the third eye; a radiant flame-garland arcs from his brow, illuminating the kund and the surrounding quarters.
FAQs
Śiva’s third eye symbolizes transformative power—what burns impurity can also consecrate and generate holy benefit.
The action directly precedes the manifestation and naming of Taptodakuṇḍa in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
None directly; it narrates the consecratory act behind the tīrtha’s potency.