Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
अहर्निशं मदस्रावी करींद्रः सोऽपि संस्थितः । तत्प्रभावैः प्रभिन्नः स पीयूषस्य कमंडलुः
aharniśaṃ madasrāvī karīṃdraḥ so'pi saṃsthitaḥ | tatprabhāvaiḥ prabhinnaḥ sa pīyūṣasya kamaṃḍaluḥ
Di situ juga berdiri gajah agung, menitis cairan musth siang dan malam; dan oleh pengaruh itu, kendi amerta (kamaṇḍalu) pun terbelah.
Narrator (purāṇic ākhyāna voice)
Tirtha: Amṛta-kamaṇḍalu-bheda-sthāna (as described)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A powerful celestial elephant, rut-fluid streaming, stands near a sacred vessel; the kamaṇḍalu shows a dramatic crack, with a subtle glow suggesting nectar within.
FAQs
In purāṇic thought, divine potency reshapes matter and place—miracles arise naturally around sanctified remnants.
The setting continues in Nandana-vana; the verse highlights the sanctified locale where the nectar-pot breaks open.
None; it is an origin-detail within the māhātmya.