Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49
धर्मपुष्करिणी चेयं पुण्या पापविनाशिनी । अस्यास्तीरे तपः कुर्वंस्तपःसिद्धिमवाप्नुयात्
dharmapuṣkariṇī ceyaṃ puṇyā pāpavināśinī | asyāstīre tapaḥ kurvaṃstapaḥsiddhimavāpnuyāt
“Inilah Dharmapuṣkariṇī—suci lagi memusnahkan dosa. Sesiapa yang bertapa di tebingnya akan memperoleh siddhi, buah daripada tapas.”
Hari (Viṣṇu)
Tirtha: Dharmapuṣkariṇī
Type: kund
Scene: A lotus-filled sacred tank named Dharmapuṣkariṇī glows; ascetics perform tapas on its bank—japa with rosaries, fire offerings, meditation under trees—while the water is depicted as purifying radiance.
FAQs
Holy places amplify spiritual effort—tapas performed at a praised tīrtha ripens swiftly into siddhi.
Dharmapuṣkariṇī, a sacred pond/tank in the Setukhaṇḍa landscape.
Perform tapas (austerities) on the tīrtha’s bank; the verse also implies the tīrtha’s purifying power.