Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
एवं तस्य ब्रुवाणस्य विश्वामित्रस्य धीमतः । अशरीराऽभवद्वाणी गगनाद्द्विजसत्तमाः
evaṃ tasya bruvāṇasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ | aśarīrā'bhavadvāṇī gaganāddvijasattamāḥ
Tatkala Viśvāmitra yang bijaksana berkata demikian, terdengarlah suara tanpa jasad dari langit—wahai yang terbaik antara kaum dwija (dua kali lahir).
Narrator
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kund
Scene: Viśvāmitra stands at the lakeside; from the sky descends a luminous speech-form (vāṇī) as sound-waves or a radiant scroll, while assembled dvijas look upward in awe.
FAQs
Sacred places are depicted as arenas where divine communication becomes accessible to sincere seekers.
Puṣkara is the implied setting of the episode within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None directly; it introduces a revelatory response (aśarīrā vāṇī) to the sage’s prayer.