Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
तस्माद्भवान्कूपवरं स्वयमत्र खन द्विज । एवमुक्ते पार्थ देव्या दर्भमूलेन मे तदा
tasmādbhavānkūpavaraṃ svayamatra khana dvija | evamukte pārtha devyā darbhamūlena me tadā
“O brāhmaṇa, maka gali di sini telaga yang mulia ini dengan tanganmu sendiri.” Setelah Dewi bertitah demikian, pada saat itu aku pun mulai bekerja dengan akar rumput kuśa.
Narrator within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa (Sūta-style narration; the verse reports Devī’s command)
Tirtha: Kūpavara (the ‘excellent well’) associated with Rudrāṇī
Type: kund
Listener: Pārtha (addressed) with Nārada in immediate narrative vicinity
Scene: A brāhmaṇa is instructed by Devī to dig an excellent well; the narrator begins digging using the root of darbha grass; the earth opens to reveal pure water, with Rudrāṇī’s presence sanctifying it.
FAQs
Sacred geography is shaped by dharmic action—creating and serving a tīrtha becomes a meritorious act.
The well that will become Rudrāṇī-kūpa.
Digging/establishing a well at the Goddess’s instruction, using darbha (kuśa grass) as a sanctifying implement.