Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
सेवितं बहुभिर्हंसैर्बकैश्चक्रैः समंततः । अगाधसलिलं पुण्यं सेवितं जलजंतुभिः
sevitaṃ bahubhirhaṃsairbakaiścakraiḥ samaṃtataḥ | agādhasalilaṃ puṇyaṃ sevitaṃ jalajaṃtubhiḥ
وہ چاروں طرف بہت سے ہنسوں، بگلے اور چکروَاک پرندوں سے آباد تھی۔ اس کا پانی گہرا تھا، اور وہ مقدس تھی—اور آبی جاندار بھی اس میں رہتے تھے۔
Sūta (descriptive narration)
Tirtha: Padminī (implied)
Type: kund
Scene: A tranquil sacred lake with deep, dark-blue water; swans glide in groups, herons stand at the edges, cakravāka pairs float; beneath the surface, aquatic beings move—an ecosystem of sanctity.
FAQs
Holiness is depicted as both spiritual and ecological harmony—pure waters naturally attract auspicious life.
The adhyāya glorifies a deep, holy pond/tīrtha; the specific toponym is not contained in this verse alone.
Not mentioned in this verse.