Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 1
अगस्त्य उवाच । तस्मात्संगमतो विप्र पश्चिमे दिक्तटे स्थितम् । सीताकुण्डमितिख्यातं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
agastya uvāca | tasmātsaṃgamato vipra paścime diktaṭe sthitam | sītākuṇḍamitikhyātaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam
Agastya berkata: Maka, wahai brāhmaṇa, di tepi barat dari pertemuan sungai itu terdapat suatu tempat yang termasyhur bernama Sītākuṇḍa, yang menganugerahkan buah segala keinginan yang benar.
Agastya
Tirtha: Sītākuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: vipra (brāhmaṇa)
Scene: Sage Agastya points toward the western bank beyond a river confluence; a small lotus-filled pond (Sītākuṇḍa) glimmers amid trees and simple shrines, inviting pilgrims.
FAQs
Sacred places are mapped as living sources of grace, where dharmic aspirations can be fulfilled through reverent approach.
Sītākuṇḍa, situated on the western bank relative to the confluence (saṅgama).
No specific rite here; the verse primarily gives tīrtha-identification and its promised fruit (sarvakāma-phala).