Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 138
कुशावर्तं नाम तीर्थं ब्रह्मणा च कृतं शुभम् । ब्रह्मकुण्डमिति ख्यातं हंसतीर्थं तथा परम्
kuśāvartaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ brahmaṇā ca kṛtaṃ śubham | brahmakuṇḍamiti khyātaṃ haṃsatīrthaṃ tathā param
ബ്രഹ്മാവ് നിർമ്മിച്ച ‘കുശാവർത്ത’ എന്ന ശുഭ തീർത്ഥമുണ്ട്; അത് ‘ബ്രഹ്മകുണ്ഡം’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധം. അതുപോലെ ‘ഹംസതീർത്ഥം’ എന്നും പരമോത്തമമാണ്.
Śiva (Śaṅkara)
Tirtha: Kuśāvarta (Brahmakuṇḍa); Haṃsatīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A clear stone-lined kunda in a forest clearing labeled Brahmakuṇḍa/Kuśāvarta; Brahmā is shown creating or blessing the pool; nearby, white swans (haṃsa) glide on water indicating Haṃsatīrtha; pilgrims bathe and offer water-libations.
FAQs
Tīrthas are portrayed as divinely instituted, linking sacred geography with cosmic creators like Brahmā.
Kuśāvarta (Brahmakuṇḍa) and Haṃsatīrtha.
Not explicit here; the verse primarily identifies and authorizes the tīrthas by divine origin and fame.