Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
ततः साध्वी परं हृष्टा अत्र क्षेत्रे सरोवरम् । चकार सुमहत्पुण्यं तीर्थोदैः परिपूरितम्
tataḥ sādhvī paraṃ hṛṣṭā atra kṣetre sarovaram | cakāra sumahatpuṇyaṃ tīrthodaiḥ paripūritam
پھر وہ پاک دامن سادھوی نہایت مسرور ہو کر اس مقدس خطّے میں ایک عظیم اور نہایت پُنّیہ سرورَر بنائی، جو تیرتھوں کے جل سے لبریز تھا۔
Nārada
Tirtha: Ahalyā-saras (Ahalyā’s lake)
Type: kund
Scene: Ahalyā, radiant and joyful, gestures as a vast lake manifests in the sacred field; streams symbolically representing many tīrthas pour into it, while sages and devas witness the consecration.
FAQs
Purified intent expresses itself as loka-hita—creating a tīrtha that benefits others becomes a highly meritorious act.
Ahalyāsaras, the sacred lake created in the kṣetra and filled with tīrtha-waters.
No direct injunction; it establishes the tīrtha’s sanctity by describing its creation and sacred composition.