Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
अग्निरुवाच । एतज्जलाशयं पुण्यं मन्नाम्ना तीर्थमुत्तमम् । ख्यातिं यातु धरापृष्ठे युष्माकं हि प्रसादतः
agniruvāca | etajjalāśayaṃ puṇyaṃ mannāmnā tīrthamuttamam | khyātiṃ yātu dharāpṛṣṭhe yuṣmākaṃ hi prasādataḥ
అగ్ని పలికెను—ఈ పుణ్య జలాశయం నా నామముతో ఉత్తమ తీర్థమగునుగాక; మీ ప్రసాదమువలన భూమిపై ఖ్యాతిని పొందుగాక.
Agni
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Devas
Scene: Agni speaks, pointing toward a shining reservoir, requesting that it become famed on earth as the supreme tīrtha bearing his name by the devas’ grace.
FAQs
Sacred sites become ‘tīrthas’ through divine sanction, turning geography into a path for purification and merit.
Agnitīrtha—the holy water-reservoir to be famed by Agni’s name.
Not explicitly here; it establishes the tīrtha’s identity and renown, preparing for later snāna/dāna merits.