Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
तस्मिन्बिले तु पाषाणाः समन्ताच्छंखसन्निभाः । तेनोदकेन संस्पृष्टा भवंति च हिरण्मयाः
tasminbile tu pāṣāṇāḥ samantācchaṃkhasannibhāḥ | tenodakena saṃspṛṣṭā bhavaṃti ca hiraṇmayāḥ
Di dalam gua itu terdapat batu-batu di sekeliling, menyerupai kulit siput sangkha. Apabila disentuh oleh air itu, batu-batu itu menjadi keemasan.
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Arbuda-bila (conch-stone cavern)
Type: cave
Listener: null
Scene: A cave chamber ringed with pale conch-like stones; a stream or droplets of sacred water touch them, and they gleam into gold.
FAQs
Tīrtha-water is depicted as purifying and transformative, symbolizing how contact with sacredness elevates even inert matter.
Rūpatīrtha’s sacred cavern area in Arbuda Khaṇḍa, where the tīrtha-water is said to have extraordinary potency.
No explicit rite is commanded; the verse highlights the sanctity and power of the water through a marvel narrative.