Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
ततः सा दर्शयामास दाशकन्या जलाशयम् । बहुवीरुधसंछन्नं दुष्प्रवेशं च देहिनाम्
tataḥ sā darśayāmāsa dāśakanyā jalāśayam | bahuvīrudhasaṃchannaṃ duṣpraveśaṃ ca dehinām
తర్వాత ఆ మత్స్యకార కన్య వారికి ఒక జలాశయాన్ని చూపింది—అది అనేక లతలతో కప్పబడి, దేహధారులకు ప్రవేశించుటకు కష్టమైనది।
Narrator (third-person narration)
Type: kund
Scene: The fisher-girl parts thick creepers to reveal a dark, still reservoir; the water glints under moonlight; brāhmaṇas peer in with awe, hesitant at the difficult descent.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity is not diminished by physical inaccessibility; hidden places can hold great spiritual power.
A particular jalāśaya tīrtha (pond/lake) described as overgrown and difficult to access.
Implied: one must make effort to reach and enter the tīrtha for purification.