Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
यस्मात्कृतमिदं देवा ईश्वरेण महत्सरः । महादेव सरोनाम सुप्रसिद्धं भविष्यति
yasmātkṛtamidaṃ devā īśvareṇa mahatsaraḥ | mahādeva saronāma suprasiddhaṃ bhaviṣyati
ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ! ഈ മഹത്തായ സരോവർ ഈശ്വരൻ തന്നെ നിർമ്മിച്ചതിനാൽ, ഇത് ‘മഹാദേവ-സരസ്’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ സർവ്വത്ര പ്രസിദ്ധമാകും.
Narrator (reporting the assembled beings’ declaration)
Tirtha: Mahādeva-saras
Type: kund
Scene: The assembled gods gesture toward the lake as if formally declaring its name; a subtle visual of spoken words becoming sacred inscription over the waters: ‘Mahādeva-saras’.
FAQs
A sacred place’s authority and fame are grounded in divine origin—what Īśvara establishes becomes a lasting refuge for pilgrims.
Mahādeva-saras, the great lake created by Śiva.
None directly; the verse provides the tīrtha’s formal identification and renown.