Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
स्तंभतीर्थमिति ख्यातं स्तम्भो गर्वः कृतो यतः । स्तंभस्य हि फलं सद्यो ब्रह्मापि प्राप किं परः
staṃbhatīrthamiti khyātaṃ stambho garvaḥ kṛto yataḥ | staṃbhasya hi phalaṃ sadyo brahmāpi prāpa kiṃ paraḥ
یہ ‘ستَمبھ تیرتھ’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوگا، کیونکہ وہاں غرور کو گویا ستون (ستَمبھ) بنا دیا گیا۔ تکبر کا پھل فوراً ملتا ہے—جب برہما تک کو اس کا سامنا ہوا تو دوسروں کی کیا بساط!
Dharma (Dharma-deva)
Tirtha: Stambhatīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Overarching: Pāṇḍava; immediate: those present at the tīrtha episode
Scene: A sacred pillar rises near a tīrtha—simultaneously a physical marker and allegory of pride; Brahmā’s humbled figure is suggested as a cautionary exemplar.
FAQs
Pride hardens into a ‘pillar’ that blocks grace; its karmic result manifests swiftly, even for the exalted.
Stambhatīrtha is explicitly named and explained through its moral-etymological origin.
No specific rite is given; the verse provides the tīrtha’s name and the warning (phala) regarding arrogance.