Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
ततस्तदा देवपुरोगमो हरो गतो हि वै पुण्यमुनीश्वरैः सह । आगत्य तीर्थं च वरं ददौ तदा निजां कलां तत्र विमुच्य तीर्थे
tatastadā devapurogamo haro gato hi vai puṇyamunīśvaraiḥ saha | āgatya tīrthaṃ ca varaṃ dadau tadā nijāṃ kalāṃ tatra vimucya tīrthe
Kemudian Hara (Śiva), didahului para dewa dan disertai para muni yang suci, datang ke sana. Setibanya, Baginda mengurniakan anugerah serta menahbiskan tempat itu sebagai tīrtha yang utama, lalu melepaskan sebahagian daripada daya ketuhanan-Nya ke dalam ghat suci itu.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice)
Tirtha: Kalākumbha/Kumbheśvara-tīrtha (consecrated ford)
Type: ghat
Scene: Śiva (Hara) arrives in procession—devas in front, great sages around—reaching the river-ford; he grants a boon and releases a radiant portion of his power into the tīrtha, causing the place to glow with sacred brilliance.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is not symbolic alone—Purāṇic theology treats it as empowered by divine presence and grace (an infused kalā).
The Revā-associated tīrtha of this chapter’s narrative (Kapitīrtha/Hanūmanteśvara context), elevated by Śiva’s boon and potency.
No direct ritual command; it describes divine consecration as the source of the tīrtha’s efficacy.