Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । कथं तु देवखातं तत्संजातं द्विजसत्तम । सुराः सर्वे कथं तत्र मुमुचुर्वारि तीर्थजम् । सर्वं कथय मे विप्र श्रवणे लम्पटं मनः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kathaṃ tu devakhātaṃ tatsaṃjātaṃ dvijasattama | surāḥ sarve kathaṃ tatra mumucurvāri tīrthajam | sarvaṃ kathaya me vipra śravaṇe lampaṭaṃ manaḥ
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik antara kaum dvija, bagaimana tempat suci bernama Devakhāta itu terwujud? Dan bagaimana semua dewa melepaskan air yang lahir dari tīrtha di sana? Ceritakanlah semuanya, wahai brāhmaṇa—hatiku rindu dan tenggelam dalam mendengar.”
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Devakhāta
Type: kund
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya (addressed as dvijasattama/vipra)
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully questions a venerable brāhmaṇa-sage (Mārkaṇḍeya), seated in an āśrama setting, eager to hear the full origin story of Devakhāta.
FAQs
A sincere desire to hear sacred history (tīrtha-māhātmya) is itself a dharmic virtue and a doorway to merit.
Devakhāta, introduced as a notable tīrtha within the Revākhaṇḍa (Revā/Narmadā sacred landscape).
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse sets up the narration about tīrtha-water and the site’s origin.