Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
माहात्म्यमतुलं पार्थ देवानामपि दुर्लभम् । मया पूर्वं सरः खातं दर्भांकुरशलाकया
māhātmyamatulaṃ pārtha devānāmapi durlabham | mayā pūrvaṃ saraḥ khātaṃ darbhāṃkuraśalākayā
اے پارتھ! یہ مہاتمیہ بے مثال ہے—دیوتاؤں کے لیے بھی دشوار الحصول۔ پہلے میں نے خود دربھہ گھاس کی نوکیلی ڈنڈی سے یہ سرور کھودا تھا۔
Nārada
Tirtha: Nāradīya-saras
Type: kund
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: A divine sage-like figure addresses ‘Pārtha’ while indicating a newly formed lake; the lake’s edge shows a tiny darbha stalk used as a miraculous digging tool, with earth parted as if by mantra.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity may arise from a sage’s tapas and divine intent, making its merit rare and extraordinary.
Nāradīya-saras, a sacred lake said to have been excavated by Nārada.
No direct prescription; it gives the tīrtha’s origin, highlighting darbha as a sacred implement.