Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
हंसतीर्थं तदारभ्य कृत्तिवास समीपतः । नाम्ना ख्यातमभूल्लोके तत्कुंडं कलशोद्भव
haṃsatīrthaṃ tadārabhya kṛttivāsa samīpataḥ | nāmnā khyātamabhūlloke tatkuṃḍaṃ kalaśodbhava
ഹേ കലശോദ്ഭവാ! അന്നുമുതൽ കൃത്തിവാസത്തിനടുത്തുള്ള ആ കുണ്ട് ‘ഹംസതീർത്ഥം’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ ലോകത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായി।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśī-khaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Haṃsatīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Agastya (Kalaśodbhava)
Scene: A calm, sanctified pond beside the Kṛttivāsa area; pilgrims and sages speak of its new name ‘Haṃsatīrtha’; swans glide peacefully, signifying the site’s established identity.
FAQs
Holy places gain enduring renown through their saving acts; the tīrtha-name memorializes its power to purify and uplift.
Haṃsatīrtha—the kuṇḍa near Kṛttivāsa in Kāśī.
Not explicitly here; it establishes the tīrtha’s identity and location for pilgrims.