Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
ततःप्रभृति तत्कुण्डं विख्यातं धरणीतले । स्थितमुत्तरदिग्भागे ब्रह्मकुण्डमिति स्मृतम्
tataḥprabhṛti tatkuṇḍaṃ vikhyātaṃ dharaṇītale | sthitamuttaradigbhāge brahmakuṇḍamiti smṛtam
అప్పటినుండి ఆ కుండము భూమిపై ప్రసిద్ధమైంది. ఉత్తర దిక్భాగంలో స్థితమై, అది ‘బ్రహ్మకుండం’ అని స్మరింపబడుతుంది.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis in the frame
Scene: A newly renowned pond is shown in the northern quarter of a sacred complex; pilgrims point north as the narrator declares its name: Brahmakuṇḍa.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes a living sacred landmark through dharmic acts and remembered tradition (smṛti).
Brahmakuṇḍa, explicitly named and geographically oriented to the northern quarter.
No direct prescription; it establishes the tīrtha’s name, fame, and location.