Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80
एवं चिंतयतस्तस्य गात्रे स्वेदोऽभवन्महान् । येन तत्पूरितं कुण्डं होमार्थं यत्प्रकल्पितम्
evaṃ ciṃtayatastasya gātre svedo'bhavanmahān | yena tatpūritaṃ kuṇḍaṃ homārthaṃ yatprakalpitam
ऐसा सोचते हुए उसके शरीर में प्रचुर पसीना उत्पन्न हुआ, जिससे होम के लिए तैयार किया गया कुण्ड भर गया।
Sūta (narrator) (implied from narrative flow)
Type: kund
Scene: A man in deep worry stands near a prepared homa-kuṇḍa; sweat pours from his limbs in an exaggerated, miraculous stream, visibly filling the square/round fire-pit with shimmering water.
FAQs
It portrays how inner turmoil in a sacred context can become the very means for a tīrtha’s manifestation, turning crisis into a vehicle of purification.
A kuṇḍa associated with homa becomes filled and sanctified; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in the provided verse.
The verse references a kuṇḍa prepared for homa (fire-offering), indicating the ritual setting that frames the tīrtha’s sanctity.
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