Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र पूर्वं वपुर्नाम्ना लोके ख्याता वराप्सराः । सिद्धिं गता महाराज यथा पूर्वं निगद्यते
tatra pūrvaṃ vapurnāmnā loke khyātā varāpsarāḥ | siddhiṃ gatā mahārāja yathā pūrvaṃ nigadyate
அங்கே முற்காலத்தில் ‘வபு’ என உலகில் புகழ்பெற்ற ஒரு உயர்ந்த அப்சரை, ஓ மஹாராஜா, சித்தியை அடைந்தாள்—பழைய வரலாற்றில் சொல்லப்பட்டபடியே.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Rūpatīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Mahārāja / king
Scene: At Rūpatīrtha, an apsaras named Vapur—radiant and poised—stands near the sacred waters, her transformation and attainment of siddhi suggested by a halo-like glow and celestial attendants.
FAQs
Tīrtha-māhātmya is validated through exemplary narratives showing transformation and siddhi.
Rūpatīrtha, where the apsaras Vapur is said to have attained siddhi.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse introduces a tīrtha-legend that implies bathing and worship at Rūpatīrtha.