Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
कूपोऽखनि यत्र साक्षाद्रुद्राणी कूप आबभौ । ततो मया तत्र देवाः स्नात्वा जप्त्वा च तर्पिताः
kūpo'khani yatra sākṣādrudrāṇī kūpa ābabhau | tato mayā tatra devāḥ snātvā japtvā ca tarpitāḥ
ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾವಿಯನ್ನು ತೋಡಲಾಯಿತು; ಆ ಬಾವಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ ರುದ್ರಾಣಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷಳಾದಳು. ನಂತರ ನಾನು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ, ಜಪ ಮಾಡಿ, ತರ್ಪಣಜಲದಿಂದ ದೇವತೆಗಳನ್ನು ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸಿದೆ.
Narrator within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa (Sūta-style narration)
Tirtha: Rudrāṇī-kūpa
Type: kund
Scene: A freshly dug well in a forest-grove; Rudrāṇī manifests from the waters as the narrator performs snāna, then sits for japa and offers water-libations (tarpana) to the devas.
FAQs
When a tīrtha is divinely sanctified, standard dharmic rites—snāna, japa, and tarpana—become especially fruitful.
Rudrāṇī-kūpa, the well where Rudrāṇī is said to manifest.
Snāna (bathing), japa (mantra-recitation), and tarpana (libations) to the Devas at the site.