Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
विनियोगं वाजिकृतं गाधिना यत्प्रकीर्तितम् । ततस्ते वाजिनस्तस्मान्निष्क्रांताः सलिलाद्द्विजाः
viniyogaṃ vājikṛtaṃ gādhinā yatprakīrtitam | tataste vājinastasmānniṣkrāṃtāḥ salilāddvijāḥ
Menurut viniyoga yang melahirkan kuda sebagaimana diumumkan oleh Gādhi, wahai yang dua kali lahir, maka kuda-kuda itu pun muncul keluar dari air tersebut.
Sūta
Tirtha: Aśvatīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: dvija
Scene: From shimmering water, white horses surge upward as if born from the river; a sage stands or sits nearby, having completed viniyoga, while astonished onlookers witness the emergence.
FAQs
When sacred practice is performed correctly, the Purāṇas portray nature itself responding—revealing the sanctity of the place and act.
The waters at the Gaṅgā-bank near Kānyakubja, the locus of the horses’ manifestation—Aśvatīrtha.
Use of a specific viniyoga (ritual application) connected with mantra-japa to produce the intended result.