Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
दुर्मते भोः किमेतत्त्वं कुरुषे पापनिश्चयः । देवीकुण्डे क्षालयसि मुखं पादौ करौ च यत्
durmate bhoḥ kimetattvaṃ kuruṣe pāpaniścayaḥ | devīkuṇḍe kṣālayasi mukhaṃ pādau karau ca yat
“اے بدعقل! یہ کیا کر رہا ہے تو، گناہ آلود ارادے سے—دیوی کنڈ میں اپنا منہ، پاؤں اور ہاتھ دھو رہا ہے؟”
Unidentified being/guardian standing above (ūparistha)
Tirtha: Devī-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A guardian/attendant confronts Bhīma at the Devī-kuṇḍa, accusing him of polluting intent as he washes face, feet, and hands; the stepped pond and temple precinct frame the confrontation.
FAQs
Treat divine waters as a sanctified offering-space, not as ordinary washing water.
Devī-kuṇḍa, explicitly named and defended as a sacred reservoir of the Goddess.
Do not wash face, feet, or hands inside Devī-kuṇḍa; maintain the pond’s ritual sanctity.