Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
श्रीभगवानुवाच । मयात्रैव सदा स्थेयं रूपेणानेन वासव । सर्वलोकहितार्थाय ह्रदे पुण्य जलाश्रये
śrībhagavānuvāca | mayātraiva sadā stheyaṃ rūpeṇānena vāsava | sarvalokahitārthāya hrade puṇya jalāśraye
ശ്രീഭഗവാൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ഹേ വാസവാ! ഈ സ്ഥലത്തുതന്നെ, ഈ രൂപത്തിൽ, ഞാൻ സദാ നിലകൊള്ളും; സർവ്വലോകഹിതാർത്ഥമായി, പുണ്യജലാശ്രയമായ ഈ ഹ്രദത്തിൽ।
Śrī Bhagavān (Vāsudeva/Janārdana)
Tirtha: Puṇya-hrada
Type: kund
Listener: Vāsava (Indra)
Scene: The Lord speaks to Indra beside a radiant lake, indicating the very spot as His eternal abode; the water glows as if infused with divinity, lotuses open, atmosphere of cosmic benevolence.
FAQs
Divine presence is established at a tīrtha for the welfare of all beings; approaching such a place with devotion connects one to enduring grace.
A sacred lake (hrada) described as an abode of holy waters within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context.
No explicit rite is commanded here; it establishes the tīrtha as a permanent locus for worship and merit.