Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
एवं सा तत्र संजाता गर्ता ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः । यथा तस्यां विपाप्माभूत्सौ दासस्तद्वदाम्यहम्
evaṃ sā tatra saṃjātā gartā brāhmaṇasattamāḥ | yathā tasyāṃ vipāpmābhūtsau dāsastadvadāmyaham
Demikianlah lubang itu terjadi di sana, wahai para Brahmana yang utama. Sekarang akan aku ceritakan bagaimana, di tempat yang sama itu, Saudāsa menjadi bebas daripada dosa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kund
Listener: Foremost brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis
Scene: Sūta, seated among sages, gestures toward the sacred pit as he begins the tale of Saudāsa’s release from sin; the garta is shown as a calm, sanctified depression with a faint Śaiva aura.
FAQs
Tīrtha-māhātmya links place and purification: a sanctified locus becomes a means for moral restoration.
The gartā (pit) formed at that location, presented as the setting where Saudāsa attains purification.
Not specified here; the verse transitions into the account that will explain the purification process.