Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
एवं सा तत्र संजाता गर्ता ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः । यथा तस्यां विपाप्माभूत्सौ दासस्तद्वदाम्यहम्
evaṃ sā tatra saṃjātā gartā brāhmaṇasattamāḥ | yathā tasyāṃ vipāpmābhūtsau dāsastadvadāmyaham
ఇలా అక్కడ ఆ గర్త ఏర్పడింది, ఓ బ్రాహ్మణసత్తములారా; ఇప్పుడు అదే స్థలంలో సౌదాసుడు ఎలా పాపరహితుడయ్యాడో నేను చెప్పుదును।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kund
Listener: Foremost brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis
Scene: Sūta, seated among sages, gestures toward the sacred pit as he begins the tale of Saudāsa’s release from sin; the garta is shown as a calm, sanctified depression with a faint Śaiva aura.
FAQs
Tīrtha-māhātmya links place and purification: a sanctified locus becomes a means for moral restoration.
The gartā (pit) formed at that location, presented as the setting where Saudāsa attains purification.
Not specified here; the verse transitions into the account that will explain the purification process.