Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
ततः साध्वी परं हृष्टा अत्र क्षेत्रे सरोवरम् । चकार सुमहत्पुण्यं तीर्थोदैः परिपूरितम्
tataḥ sādhvī paraṃ hṛṣṭā atra kṣetre sarovaram | cakāra sumahatpuṇyaṃ tīrthodaiḥ paripūritam
பின்னர் அந்த சாத்வி மிகுந்த மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் இக்க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் ஒரு பெரிய ஏரியை உருவாக்கினாள். அது மிகப் புண்ணியமானது; தீர்த்த நீர்களால் நிரம்பியது.
Nārada
Tirtha: Ahalyā-saras (Ahalyā’s lake)
Type: kund
Scene: Ahalyā, radiant and joyful, gestures as a vast lake manifests in the sacred field; streams symbolically representing many tīrthas pour into it, while sages and devas witness the consecration.
FAQs
Purified intent expresses itself as loka-hita—creating a tīrtha that benefits others becomes a highly meritorious act.
Ahalyāsaras, the sacred lake created in the kṣetra and filled with tīrtha-waters.
No direct injunction; it establishes the tīrtha’s sanctity by describing its creation and sacred composition.