Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15
ते द्विजा भानुमत्याथ शूलभेदं गताः सह । ददृशुः शबरं कुण्डे भार्यया सह संस्थितम्
te dvijā bhānumatyātha śūlabhedaṃ gatāḥ saha | dadṛśuḥ śabaraṃ kuṇḍe bhāryayā saha saṃsthitam
Kemudian para dvija (brāhmaṇa) itu bersama Bhānumatī pergi ke Śūlabheda. Di sana mereka melihat seorang Śabara berdiri di sisi kuṇḍa suci, bersama isterinya.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Śūlabheda-kuṇḍa (as implied by ‘kuṇḍe’)
Type: kund
Listener: King (Pārthiva) in the frame narrative
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas with Bhānumatī arrive at a forested sacred pool; a śabara couple stands near the water with simple attire, bows and forest implements set aside, the kuṇḍa gleaming with sanctity.
FAQs
Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is portrayed as a meeting-point of diverse lives, where sacred places reveal hidden spiritual struggles.
Śūlabheda tīrtha, marked by a sacred kuṇḍa (pond) within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.
No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it sets the scene at the tīrtha and its kuṇḍa.