Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
राजोवाच । विधानं वद मे विप्र गयाकूप्याः समुद्भवम् । विस्तरेण महाभाग श्रद्धा मे महती स्थिता
rājovāca | vidhānaṃ vada me vipra gayākūpyāḥ samudbhavam | vistareṇa mahābhāga śraddhā me mahatī sthitā
Disse o Rei: “Ó brāhmaṇa, dize-me o rito correto e a origem de Gayākūpī. Explica-o em detalhe, ó afortunado, pois minha śraddhā, minha fé, está grande e firmemente estabelecida.”
Rājā (King)
Tirtha: Gayākūpī
Type: kund
Scene: A king, hands folded, questions a learned brāhmaṇa about the vidhāna and origin of a sacred well called Gayākūpī; the well is stone-lined, with ritual vessels, darbha grass, and offerings prepared for ancestral rites.
FAQs
Dharma begins with inquiry: sincere faith prompts one to learn the correct vidhāna (procedure) rather than act from guesswork.
Gayākūpī, introduced as a significant tīrtha whose origin and ritual protocol are to be explained.
A request for the proper vidhāna (ritual method), preparing for instructions about śrāddha/tīrtha rites connected with Gayākūpī.