Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
एतद्राज्ञो वचो भीमस्तृषा व्याकुललोचनः । अश्रुत्वैव विवेशासौ कुण्डमध्ये जलेच्छया
etadrājño vaco bhīmastṛṣā vyākulalocanaḥ | aśrutvaiva viveśāsau kuṇḍamadhye jalecchayā
Bhīma, dengan mata gelisah karena dahaga, tidak mengindahkan sabda sang raja; terdorong hasrat akan air, ia masuk ke tengah telaga.
Sūta (narration)
Type: kund
Scene: Bhīma, eyes strained with thirst, pushes forward into the pond despite Yudhiṣṭhira’s warning; the water surface breaks around his legs; companions look alarmed.
FAQs
Thirst and impulse can eclipse discernment; at sacred places, discipline is itself devotion.
The sanctified kuṇḍa whose waters are not to be treated as ordinary.
Implicitly, the earlier instruction is violated—he enters the pond instead of drawing water out and washing outside.