Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
इदं च यत्सरः पुण्यं त्वन्नाम्ना ख्यातिमेष्यति । ईश्वरी सरसोऽस्य त्वं तीर्थस्यास्य तथेश्वरी
idaṃ ca yatsaraḥ puṇyaṃ tvannāmnā khyātimeṣyati | īśvarī saraso'sya tvaṃ tīrthasyāsya tatheśvarī
สระน้ำอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นี้จักเลื่องลือด้วยพระนามของพระองค์เอง โอ้พระอีศวรี พระองค์ทรงเป็นเทวีผู้เป็นใหญ่แห่งสระนี้ และทรงเป็นเทวีผู้เป็นใหญ่แห่งตีรถะนี้ด้วย
Nārada
Tirtha: Īśvarī-saras (within Kapāleśvara tīrtha)
Type: kund
Scene: A serene sacred lake with lotus blooms; the Goddess as Īśvarī presides invisibly or as a radiant form above the waters, while pilgrims offer flowers and lamps at the bank.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity is anchored in its presiding divinity; the place becomes spiritually potent and renowned through the Goddess’s presence.
A puṇya-saras (holy lake) within the gupta-kṣetra, identified as bearing the Goddess’s name and authority.
No explicit rite is detailed; the verse establishes the Goddess’s lordship, implying worship and tīrtha-reverence at the lake.