Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
ब्रह्मकुण्डमिति ख्यातं सर्वपापहरं शुभम् । तत्तीरे स्थापयामास सहस्रकिरणं प्रभुम्
brahmakuṇḍamiti khyātaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham | tattīre sthāpayāmāsa sahasrakiraṇaṃ prabhum
ते ‘ब्रह्मकुंड’ म्हणून ख्यात झाले—शुभ व सर्वपापहर. त्या तीरावर त्यांनी सहस्रकिरण प्रभू (सूर्य) यांची स्थापना केली।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not stated in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A serene sacred pond labeled Brahmakuṇḍa; Brahmā consecrates a radiant Sūrya image on the bank—Sūrya with lotus, halo of a thousand rays—while pilgrims and devas witness the auspicious act.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes a conduit of purification when consecrated by divine agency and linked to deities like Sūrya.
Brahmakuṇḍa, a celebrated tīrtha in the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
The verse highlights consecration—installing Sūrya on the bank of Brahmakuṇḍa; bathing merit is implied by ‘sarvapāpahara’.