Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
। सूत उवाच । विश्वामित्रसमुद्भूतं कुण्डं तत्रापरं शुभम् । संतिष्ठते द्विजश्रेष्ठाः सर्वकामप्रदायकम्
| sūta uvāca | viśvāmitrasamudbhūtaṃ kuṇḍaṃ tatrāparaṃ śubham | saṃtiṣṭhate dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ sarvakāmapradāyakam
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ! അവിടെ വിശ്വാമിത്രനിൽ നിന്നു ഉദ്ഭവിച്ച മറ്റൊരു ശുഭകുണ്ഡം നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു; അത് സർവ്വകാമങ്ങളും നൽകുന്നു.
Sūta
Tirtha: Viśvāmitra-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhas (best of Brahmins)
Scene: Sūta points out an auspicious pool shimmering amid trees; sages listen as the origin from Viśvāmitra is proclaimed; the kuṇḍa appears calm, lotus-filled, and inviting.
FAQs
A tīrtha linked to a great ṛṣi carries transformative power, making human aspirations align with dharma and become fulfilled.
An auspicious kuṇḍa said to have arisen from Ṛṣi Viśvāmitra—commonly understood as “Viśvāmitra-kuṇḍa.”
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse introduces the tīrtha and its fruit (sarvakāmaprada).