Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
ततः शेषाणि पद्मानि निहितानि धरातले । ब्रह्मकुण्डस्य मध्ये तु नापुण्यो लभते नरः
tataḥ śeṣāṇi padmāni nihitāni dharātale | brahmakuṇḍasya madhye tu nāpuṇyo labhate naraḥ
അതിനുശേഷം ശേഷിച്ച പദ്മങ്ങൾ ഭൂമിയിൽ നിക്ഷേപിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. എന്നാൽ ബ്രഹ്മകുണ്ഡത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ അപുണ്യനായ മനുഷ്യന് യാതൊരു ഫലവും അവകാശവും ലഭിക്കുകയില്ല.
Narrator within the Māhātmya
Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kund
Scene: A sacred pool (Brahmakuṇḍa) with lotus remnants placed upon the earth; an unseen boundary of merit—only the worthy can truly ‘enter’ the sanctum of the waters.
FAQs
Tīrthas yield their deepest fruit to those aligned with puṇya and reverence; inner worthiness governs spiritual access.
Brahmakuṇḍa within Prabhāsakṣetra, portrayed as a highly guarded center of merit.
Implicitly, one should cultivate puṇya—through dharma, charity, and devotion—to be fit for Brahmakuṇḍa’s full tīrtha-benefit.