Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
सलिलेन विना यस्मान्न क्रिया संप्रवर्तते । तस्मादत्र मया कार्यः शुचितोयो महाह्रदः
salilena vinā yasmānna kriyā saṃpravartate | tasmādatra mayā kāryaḥ śucitoyo mahāhradaḥ
ព្រោះគ្មានទឹក នោះពិធីធម៌មិនអាចប្រព្រឹត្តទៅបានទេ ដូច្នេះនៅទីនេះ ខ្ញុំត្រូវបង្កើតបឹងធំមួយ ដែលពោរពេញដោយទឹកបរិសុទ្ធ។
Lokeśa (as the immediately acting divine agent in the narrative) (deduced)
Tirtha: Śucitoya Mahāhrada (to be created at Camatkārapura)
Type: kund
Scene: Lokeśa declares the necessity of water and resolves to create a vast, crystal-clear lake within the kṣetra; the ground seems to open to receive pure waters.
FAQs
Sacred practice requires practical supports; pure water is essential for purification, offerings, and the continuity of dhārmic rites.
Camatkārapura-kṣetra, where a pure-water great lake is to be established to sustain tīrtha-rituals.
The enabling condition for rites is stated: water is indispensable; hence the creation/availability of pure water for ritual performance (snāna, ācamana, offerings).