Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
धरो ध्रुवश्च सोमश्च आपश्चैवानिलोऽनलः । प्रत्यूषश्च प्रभासश्च वसवोऽष्टाविमे पुरा
dharo dhruvaśca somaśca āpaścaivānilo'nalaḥ | pratyūṣaśca prabhāsaśca vasavo'ṣṭāvime purā
धरा, ध्रुव, सोम, आप, अनिल, अनल, प्रत्यूष आणि प्रभास—हे आठ जण प्राचीनकाळी ‘वसु’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध होते।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Vāsava Tīrtha (contextual)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: A tableau of eight radiant Vasus, each with subtle elemental attributes (earth, pole-star steadiness, moon, waters, wind, fire, dawn, radiance), standing near a river-ford shrine.
FAQs
Puranic tīrtha narratives often ground a site’s sanctity in the deeds of divine lineages and cosmic guardians.
The passage supports the glory of Vāsava-tīrtha by identifying the Vasus connected to it.
None; this verse is identificatory, listing the eight Vasus.