Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
एवमेतत्पुरावृत्तं तस्मिन्कुण्डे नराधिप । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन चतुर्द्दश्यां समाहितः
evametatpurāvṛttaṃ tasminkuṇḍe narādhipa | tasmātsarvaprayatnena caturddaśyāṃ samāhitaḥ
हे नराधिप! त्या कुंडात प्राचीनकाळी असेच घडले; म्हणून सर्व प्रयत्नांनी चतुर्दशीच्या दिवशी संयमी व एकाग्र राहा।
Pulastya
Tirtha: (Unnamed) Arbuda Kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: Narādhipa (contextually Yayāti)
Scene: A sage addresses a king beside a sacred pond, gesturing toward the water while emphasizing caturdaśī discipline; the atmosphere is didactic and devotional.
FAQs
Sacred places are approached with discipline; right timing and focused observance intensify spiritual fruit.
The pond identified in the episode as Śivagaṅgā-kuṇḍa.
To be especially attentive and observant on Caturdaśī (the 14th lunar day) in relation to this tīrtha.