Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
। नारद उवाच । तथा बहूदकस्थाने कथामाकर्णयाद्भुताम् । यस्माद्बहूदकं कामरूपे यदस्ति च
| nārada uvāca | tathā bahūdakasthāne kathāmākarṇayādbhutām | yasmādbahūdakaṃ kāmarūpe yadasti ca
நாரதர் கூறினார்—அவ்வாறே ‘பஹூதக’ எனப்படும் தலத்தில் ஒரு அதிசயக் கதையை கேளுங்கள்; ஏனெனில் காமரூபத்தில் ‘பஹூதக’ என்ற தீர்த்தம் உள்ளது।
Nārada
Tirtha: Bahūdaka
Type: tirtha
Scene: Nārada, vīṇā in hand, addresses an audience at or about Bahūdaka, inviting them to hear a wondrous tīrtha story set in Kāmarūpa; the landscape hints at lush northeastern rivers and forests.
FAQs
Sacred geography is taught through narration: a tirtha’s very name and location become gateways to dharma and wonder (adbhuta-kathā).
Bahūdaka, a tirtha located in Kāmarūpa.
No explicit ritual is stated here; it functions as an invitation to hear the tirtha-māhātmya.