Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र संनिहितो ब्रह्मा नित्यसेवी युधिष्ठिर । ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्निरालम्बचकार भ्रमणं सदा
tatra saṃnihito brahmā nityasevī yudhiṣṭhira | ūrdhvabāhurnirālambacakāra bhramaṇaṃ sadā
ಓ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ! ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು ಸದಾ ಸನ್ನಿಹಿತನಾಗಿ, ನಿತ್ಯ ಸೇವಾಪರನಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ; ಅವನು ಊರ್ಧ್ವಬಾಹುವಾಗಿ, ಯಾವುದೇ ಆಧಾರವಿಲ್ಲದೆ, ಸದಾ ಭ್ರಮಣತಪಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದನು।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Brahmāvarta
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: At Brahmāvarta, Brahmā is depicted present near the ford, performing severe austerity: standing or moving in a vowful circuit with arms raised, unsupported, radiant yet restrained; Yudhiṣṭhira is addressed as witness to the marvel.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is anchored in the tapas and continuous devotion performed there by exalted beings.
Brahmāvarta Tīrtha, presented as the place where Brahmā abides and performs austerity.
No direct prescription; it narrates Brahmā’s exemplary ascetic practice that sanctifies the site.