Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
तेषां समीपे यो देशो ह्रदानां रुधिराम्भसाम् । समं तपं चक्रमिति पुण्यं तत्परिकीर्तितम्
teṣāṃ samīpe yo deśo hradānāṃ rudhirāmbhasām | samaṃ tapaṃ cakramiti puṇyaṃ tatparikīrtitam
രക്തജലമുള്ള ആ ഹ്രദങ്ങളുടെ സമീപപ്രദേശം പുണ്യമെന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്; കാരണം അവിടെ അവൻ സമഭാവത്തോടെ തപസ്സു ചെയ്തു, അതിനാൽ അത് ‘സമം തപഃ ചക്രം’ എന്നു കീർത്തിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Purāṇic narrator
Tirtha: Samaṃ Tapaḥ Cakram
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A ring-like sacred zone (‘cakra’) near several lakes whose waters appear crimson; an ascetic performs steady, balanced tapas at the center, radiating calm that ‘equalizes’ the ominous scene.
FAQs
A place becomes ‘puṇya’ when intense tapas and transformative events are associated with it; sacred geography preserves moral memory and spiritual potency.
The sacred region near the rudhira-hradas at Samantapañcaka, specifically renowned as ‘Samaṃ Tapaḥ Cakram.’
Tapas (austerity) is referenced as having been performed there, implying the site’s suitability for ascetic practice and merit-making.