Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
कपिला ह्रद इत्याख्यां चक्रे तस्य महेश्वरः । ततो देवाज्ञया सर्वे स्नातास्तत्र दिवौकसः
kapilā hrada ityākhyāṃ cakre tasya maheśvaraḥ | tato devājñayā sarve snātāstatra divaukasaḥ
மகேஸ்வரன் அந்த ஏரிக்கு ‘கபிலா-ஹ்ரதம்’ எனப் பெயரிட்டான்; பின்னர் தேவனின் ஆணையால் எல்லா திவௌகஸரும் அங்கே நீராடினர்.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kapilā-hrada
Type: kund
Scene: Śiva (Mahēśvara) gestures in blessing as the lake is named ‘Kapilā-hrada’; devas descend and bathe, their crowns and ornaments glinting above the milky waters.
FAQs
When Śiva consecrates and names a site, it becomes a recognized channel of merit; obedience to divine ordinance supports dharma.
Kapilā-hrada (Kapilā Lake), a tīrtha in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative.
Snāna (ritual bathing) is performed there by the gods, indicating it as a bathing tīrtha.