Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
तदस्ति चात्र संक्रांतं तस्मात्प्रोक्तं बहूदकम् । कपिलेनात्र तप्त्वा च वर्षाणि सुबहून्यपि
tadasti cātra saṃkrāṃtaṃ tasmātproktaṃ bahūdakam | kapilenātra taptvā ca varṣāṇi subahūnyapi
இங்கே ஒரு புனித ‘சங்கிராந்தி’யும் உள்ளது; ஆகையால் இதற்கு ‘பஹூதகம்’ என்று பெயர். இங்கேயே கபிலர் பல பல ஆண்டுகள் தவம் செய்தார்।
Nārada (context continuation)
Tirtha: Bahūdaka
Type: tirtha
Scene: At Bahūdaka, a sacred time-transition is marked—priests observe saṅkrānti rites by the water; nearby, sage Kapila performs austerities in a forest hermitage, indicating the tīrtha’s dual sanctification by time and tapas.
FAQs
A tirtha’s sanctity is grounded in both cosmic sacred times (saṅkrānti) and the accumulated power of sages’ austerities (tapas).
Bahūdaka in Kāmarūpa.
Tapas (austerity) is referenced through Kapila’s practice; no specific vow, bath, or gift is detailed in this verse.