Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
एकादश्यां तृषार्त्तं च भास्करे वृषसंस्थिते । एकयापि ततो धेन्वा तृणस्तम्बमतीव हि । नीलमालोकितं तत्र दूरादेत्य प्रहर्षिता
ekādaśyāṃ tṛṣārttaṃ ca bhāskare vṛṣasaṃsthite | ekayāpi tato dhenvā tṛṇastambamatīva hi | nīlamālokitaṃ tatra dūrādetya praharṣitā
នៅថ្ងៃឯកាទសី ពេលព្រះអាទិត្យស្ថិតក្នុងវೃಷភ (តោរ៉ុស) គោមួយដែលរងទុក្ខដោយស្រេកទឹក បានឃើញពីឆ្ងាយកញ្ចុំស្មៅមួយដូចពណ៌ខៀវងងឹត; ពេលវាចូលទៅជិតទីនោះ វារីករាយយ៉ាងខ្លាំង។
Sūta
Tirtha: Gomukha (implied destination)
Type: kund
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: A parched cow on Ekādaśī under a bright sun; she spots from afar a dark-blue clump of grass near a hidden water source; as she approaches, her posture turns joyful—hinting the tīrtha is near.
FAQs
Even ordinary creatures become instruments of divine revelation; sacred waters can emerge through simple, dharma-aligned moments.
The scene anticipates the manifestation of Gomukha-tīrtha, foreshadowed by the cow’s discovery.
Ekādaśī is referenced as the day of the event; while no vow is prescribed here, Ekādaśī traditionally supports fasting, restraint, and tīrtha observances.