Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
तेन ज्वालासमूहेन व्याप्तं कुण्डं चतुर्दिशम् । तप्तोदकुण्डमभवत्तेन ख्यातं धरातले
tena jvālāsamūhena vyāptaṃ kuṇḍaṃ caturdiśam | taptodakuṇḍamabhavattena khyātaṃ dharātale
ಆ ಜ್ವಾಲಾಸಮೂಹದಿಂದ ಕುಂಡವು ನಾಲ್ಕು ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ವ್ಯಾಪಿಸಿತು. ಅದು ‘ತಪ್ತೋದಕುಂಡ’ವೆಂದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿಯಾಗಿ ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಖ್ಯಾತಿಯಾಯಿತು।
Narrator
Tirtha: Taptodakuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: Kṛṣṇa
Scene: A ring of flames radiates outward from the kund, touching the four directions; the pool widens, its surface shimmering like molten gold, while onlookers witness the birth of ‘Taptodakuṇḍa’.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s fame arises from divine consecration; sacred places become universally known because they carry transformative spiritual power.
Taptodakuṇḍa in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Not explicit here; the verse establishes the tīrtha’s identity and renown, supporting later practice of pilgrimage and bathing.
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