Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99
लंकासमीपे दृष्ट्वैव सरः कृष्णोऽब्रवीद्वचः । कुरुशार्दूल पश्येदं सरो द्वादशयोजनम्
laṃkāsamīpe dṛṣṭvaiva saraḥ kṛṣṇo'bravīdvacaḥ | kuruśārdūla paśyedaṃ saro dvādaśayojanam
ਲੰਕਾ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਰੋਵਰ ਵੇਖਿਆ, ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਨੇ ਬਚਨ ਕਿਹਾ: “ਹੇ ਕੁਰੂਸ਼ਾਰਦੂਲ, ਵੇਖ ਇਹ ਸਰੋਵਰ—ਇਸ ਦਾ ਵਿਸਤਾਰ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਯੋਜਨ ਹੈ।”
Kṛṣṇa (Keśava)
Tirtha: Unnamed Mahā-saras near Laṅkā (dvādaśa-yojana)
Type: kund
Scene: From the sky near Laṅkā, Kṛṣṇa points to an immense lake shimmering like dark sapphire; Bhīma looks down in astonishment; the shoreline curves beyond sight.
FAQs
The Purāṇas sanctify geography by divine attention—when the Lord points to a place, it becomes spiritually significant to remember and honor.
A lake near Laṅkā is indicated, but its proper tīrtha-name is not given in this verse alone.
None in this verse.
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