Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64
चक्रपुष्करिणी तीर्थं पुराख्यातमिदं शुभम् । त्वया चक्रेण खननाच्छंखचक्रगदाधर
cakrapuṣkariṇī tīrthaṃ purākhyātamidaṃ śubham | tvayā cakreṇa khananācchaṃkhacakragadādhara
Tīrtha yang suci dan mujur ini sejak dahulu termasyhur sebagai Cakrapuṣkariṇī, sebab engkau—wahai pemegang sangkha, cakra, dan gada—menggali tempat ini dengan cakramu.
Śiva (addressing Viṣṇu, inferred from vocative chaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dhara)
Tirtha: Cakrapuṣkariṇī
Type: kund
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: Viṣṇu, bearing conch, discus, and mace, excavates/creates a sacred pond (puṣkariṇī) with the spinning cakra; the earth opens to reveal pure waters, establishing Cakrapuṣkariṇī.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas embody divine cooperation, showing that sacred space is upheld by multiple forms of the Divine.
Cakrapuṣkariṇī tīrtha in Kāśī.
No specific rite is listed here; the verse provides the tīrtha’s origin and sanctifying act.