Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
माहात्म्यमतुलं पार्थ देवानामपि दुर्लभम् । मया पूर्वं सरः खातं दर्भांकुरशलाकया
māhātmyamatulaṃ pārtha devānāmapi durlabham | mayā pūrvaṃ saraḥ khātaṃ darbhāṃkuraśalākayā
હે પાર્થ, આ મહાત્મ્ય અતુલ છે—દેવોને પણ દુર્લભ. પૂર્વે મેં પોતે દર્ભના અંકુરની તીક્ષ્ણ શલાકાથી આ સરોવર ખોદ્યું હતું.
Nārada
Tirtha: Nāradīya-saras
Type: kund
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: A divine sage-like figure addresses ‘Pārtha’ while indicating a newly formed lake; the lake’s edge shows a tiny darbha stalk used as a miraculous digging tool, with earth parted as if by mantra.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity may arise from a sage’s tapas and divine intent, making its merit rare and extraordinary.
Nāradīya-saras, a sacred lake said to have been excavated by Nārada.
No direct prescription; it gives the tīrtha’s origin, highlighting darbha as a sacred implement.