Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
आगत्य सह कृष्णेन कार्यं संसाध्य चात्मनः । वेधाश्चक्रे तदा तीर्थं स्वनाम्ना कीर्तितं भुवि
āgatya saha kṛṣṇena kāryaṃ saṃsādhya cātmanaḥ | vedhāścakre tadā tīrthaṃ svanāmnā kīrtitaṃ bhuvi
કૃષ્ણ સાથે આવી અને પોતાનું કાર્ય સિદ્ધ કરીને વેધા (બ્રહ્મા) એ ત્યારે એક તીર્થ સ્થાપ્યું, જે પૃથ્વી પર તેમના જ નામથી પ્રસિદ્ધ થયું.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not stated in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Brahmā-tīrtha (foundation leading to Brahmakuṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā (Vedhā) stands beside Kṛṣṇa at a coastal sacred spot, performing a founding rite—marking out a tīrtha boundary, invoking waters, and proclaiming the name that will be celebrated on earth.
FAQs
Holy places arise from divine purpose and presence; establishing and honoring tīrthas supports dharma and sanctifies the world.
The verse introduces a Brahmā-associated tīrtha in Dvārakā, later identified as Brahmakuṇḍa in the following śloka.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it narrates the founding of a tīrtha by Brahmā.