Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
प्रत्यक्छीतो दकंनाम उत्तरे च महाह्रदः । विष्कंभगिरयो ह्येत उच्छ्रिताः पंचविंशतिः
pratyakchīto dakaṃnāma uttare ca mahāhradaḥ | viṣkaṃbhagirayo hyeta ucchritāḥ paṃcaviṃśatiḥ
ਪੱਛਮ ਵੱਲ ‘ਸ਼ੀਤ’ ਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਸਰੋਵਰ ਹੈ; ‘ਦਕ’ ਨਾਮ ਵਾਲਾ ਵੀ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ਉੱਤਰ ਵੱਲ ‘ਮਹਾਹ੍ਰਦ’ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਵਿਸ਼ਕੰਭ ਪਹਾੜ ਹਨ, ਜੋ ਪੱਚੀ ਯੋਜਨ ਉੱਚੇ ਉੱਠੇ ਹਨ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Mahāhrada (as archetypal great lake)
Type: kund
Scene: A western lake named Śīta rendered icy-cool; a northern Mahāhrada as a vast dark-blue reservoir; behind them, towering Viṣkambha mountains like pillars, annotated with ‘25 yojanas’ in a manuscript-map aesthetic.
FAQs
It emphasizes cosmic order—directions, waters, and mountains—supporting a dharmic worldview where creation is structured and meaningful.
No single earthly tīrtha; it names cosmic lakes and the Viṣkambha mountain range.
None; the verse focuses on description and measurement.