Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
इंद्रद्युम्नो महीपालो बिभोम्यस्मादलंतराम् । अमुना यजमानेन रौचकाख्ये पुरा पुरे
iṃdradyumno mahīpālo bibhomyasmādalaṃtarām | amunā yajamānena raucakākhye purā pure
இந்திரத்யும்னன் என்னும் அரசனை நான் இதே காரணத்தால் மிகுந்த அச்சத்துடன் நினைக்கிறேன். முன்பு ரௌசக எனும் நகரில், அவன் யஜமானனாக இருந்து (யாகத்தில்) செய்தது…
Kūrma
Tirtha: Raucaka (narrative locale)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kuruśreṣṭha / Kurusattama (addressed in v.10.15)
Scene: A speaking tortoise (or a fearful being) recalls King Indradyumna and a past yajña in the city of Raucaka; the king appears as a formidable sacrificer amid blazing altars and priests.
FAQs
Actions performed in ritual contexts (yajña) can leave lasting consequences, remembered even across time.
A city named Raucaka is mentioned, but this verse does not explicitly frame it as a tīrtha-māhātmya.
The verse references a yajña and the role of the yajamāna (sacrificial patron), without prescribing a specific ritual act.