Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60
नमस्ते विश्वरूपाय विष्णवे परमात्मने । अर्घ्यं गृहाण देवेश कूपेऽस्मिन्नृगसंज्ञके
namaste viśvarūpāya viṣṇave paramātmane | arghyaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa kūpe'sminnṛgasaṃjñake
हे विश्वरूप विष्णु, परमात्मन्, आपको नमस्कार है। हे देवेश, ‘नृग’ नामक इस कूप में मेरा अर्घ्य स्वीकार करें।
Prahlāda (teaching the invocation/mantra)
Tirtha: Nṛga-kūpa
Type: kund
Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhas / brāhmaṇas
Scene: A devotee stands by the well, hands extended with arghya; above the water’s surface appears a subtle vision of Viṣṇu as Viśvarūpa—cosmic forms within a radiant aura—while the mantra of homage is uttered.
FAQs
Tīrtha worship is centered on recognizing Viṣṇu as the Paramātman and offering reverence through prescribed invocations.
Nṛga-kūpa (the well named after Nṛga) within Dvārakā-māhātmya.
Recite this salutation and offer arghya to Viṣṇu/Deveśa at the Nṛga-named well.