Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
तस्मिन्गते महीपाले सपुत्रे तत्क्षणाद्धरिः । तद्रंध्रं पूरयामास यथा नो वेत्ति कश्चन
tasmingate mahīpāle saputre tatkṣaṇāddhariḥ | tadraṃdhraṃ pūrayāmāsa yathā no vetti kaścana
જ્યારે તે રાજા પુત્રসহ ત્યાંથી નીકળી ગયો, ત્યારે હરિએ તત્ક્ષણે તે રંધ્ર પૂરી દીધું, જેથી કોઈ પણ તેને જાણી ન શકે।
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomukha-associated tīrtha source (implicit)
Type: cave
Listener: dvijās/dvijottamāḥ
Scene: After the king and son depart, an unseen Hari causes a rocky fissure/opening near the spring to close seamlessly, leaving no trace; the landscape appears ordinary again.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s power is guarded by the Divine; sacred geography is preserved by divine will, beyond ordinary control.
Gomukha-tīrtha in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, described in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
No direct prescription; the verse emphasizes divine action safeguarding the tīrtha’s source.