Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
तृणस्तम्बं यथा धेन्वा तत्रोत्पाट्य प्रशक्तितः । यथा विनिर्गतं तोयं यथा तेनावगाहितम्
tṛṇastambaṃ yathā dhenvā tatrotpāṭya praśaktitaḥ | yathā vinirgataṃ toyaṃ yathā tenāvagāhitam
तत्र धेन्वा तृणस्तम्बमिव प्रशक्तित उत्पाट्य, यथा तोयं विनिर्गतं यथा च तेनावगाहितम्—इति स कथयामास।
Sūta (contextual narration in Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kund
Scene: A cow uproots a clump of grass; from the torn earth a clear stream surges out, forming a pool; the cowherd later bathes there as villagers point to the spot.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity is linked to its wondrous manifestation; nature itself (symbolized by the cow) becomes an instrument revealing holy water.
The spring that becomes renowned as Gomukha-tīrtha in this chapter.
Avagāha/snānā (immersion/bathing) in the manifested water.