Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78
मदीयं मम नाम्ना तु शूद्रासंज्ञं तु जायताम् । तस्य तुल्यप्रभावं तु तीर्थस्य प्रतिपद्यताम्
madīyaṃ mama nāmnā tu śūdrāsaṃjñaṃ tu jāyatām | tasya tulyaprabhāvaṃ tu tīrthasya pratipadyatām
Dan biarlah muncul satu lagi tīrtha dengan namaku sendiri, dikenali sebagai ‘Śūdrā’, serta memiliki daya yang setara dengan tīrtha itu.
Ratnāvatī
Tirtha: Śūdrā (tīrtha)
Type: kund
Scene: A divine proclamation causing a new tīrtha to manifest; the waterbody is shown emerging or being marked, with a name-inscription motif ‘Śūdrā’ and pilgrims gathering.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha-glory often emphasizes accessibility and equal spiritual potency through divinely sanctioned naming.
A tīrtha designated ‘Śūdrā’ (named in the narrative as arising with Ratnāvatī’s association).
No new ritual is added; the focus is on establishing a second tīrtha with equal prabhāva (spiritual efficacy).