Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
स्तंभतीर्थमिति ख्यातं स्तम्भो गर्वः कृतो यतः । स्तंभस्य हि फलं सद्यो ब्रह्मापि प्राप किं परः
staṃbhatīrthamiti khyātaṃ stambho garvaḥ kṛto yataḥ | staṃbhasya hi phalaṃ sadyo brahmāpi prāpa kiṃ paraḥ
हे ‘स्तंभतीर्थ’ म्हणून ख्यात होईल, कारण तेथे गर्वाला ‘स्तंभ’ केले गेले. दर्पाचे फळ तत्क्षणी मिळते—ब्रह्मालाही ते भोगावे लागले, मग इतरांची काय कथा.
Dharma (Dharma-deva)
Tirtha: Stambhatīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Overarching: Pāṇḍava; immediate: those present at the tīrtha episode
Scene: A sacred pillar rises near a tīrtha—simultaneously a physical marker and allegory of pride; Brahmā’s humbled figure is suggested as a cautionary exemplar.
FAQs
Pride hardens into a ‘pillar’ that blocks grace; its karmic result manifests swiftly, even for the exalted.
Stambhatīrtha is explicitly named and explained through its moral-etymological origin.
No specific rite is given; the verse provides the tīrtha’s name and the warning (phala) regarding arrogance.