Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100
ततःप्रभृति सा गर्ता प्रख्याता धरणीतले । भ्रूणगर्तेति विप्रेंद्राः सर्वपातकनाशिनी
tataḥprabhṛti sā gartā prakhyātā dharaṇītale | bhrūṇagarteti vipreṃdrāḥ sarvapātakanāśinī
तेव्हापासून, हे विप्रेंद्रांनो, ती गर्ता पृथ्वीवर ‘भ्रूणगर्त’ या नावाने प्रसिद्ध झाली—सर्व पातकांचा नाश करणारी।
Sūta (deduced from Tīrthamāhātmya narrative frame; explicit speaker begins next adhyāya)
Tirtha: Bhrūṇagarta
Type: kund
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis (viprendra address)
Scene: A wide view of the earth-toned sacred pit with a small shrine-marker; pilgrims and brāhmaṇas point and speak its name ‘Bhrūṇagarta’, as if the very utterance carries cleansing power; banners or inscriptions emphasize its fame.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity becomes a living refuge: remembrance and contact with a holy place can dissolve even heavy demerit when approached with reverence.
Bhrūṇagarta Tīrtha, a sin-destroying sacred spot praised in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
No specific rite is stated in this verse; it primarily establishes the tīrtha-name and its power to destroy sins.