Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
सा ध्याता सहसा तेन विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । कृत्वा तु विवरं सूक्ष्मं विनिष्क्रांताऽथ तत्क्षणात्
sā dhyātā sahasā tena viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | kṛtvā tu vivaraṃ sūkṣmaṃ viniṣkrāṃtā'tha tatkṣaṇāt
اس جلوۂ قدرت والے وشنو نے جب دھیان کیا تو جاہنوی کا جل فوراً ایک نہایت باریک شگاف بنا کر اسی لمحے باہر نمودار ہو گیا۔
Narrative voice
Tirtha: Jāhnavī-prādurbhāva-kunda (manifest Gaṅgā spring)
Type: kund
Scene: From the earth a minute fissure opens; a bright, pure stream bursts forth instantly as if answering Viṣṇu’s meditation; the atmosphere fills with cool mist and sanctity.
FAQs
The Lord’s yogic sovereignty can reveal hidden sacredness in a place, making purification accessible to devotees.
The local tīrtha is sanctified by the sudden emergence of Jāhnavī waters within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting.
Implicitly, the manifested waters are meant for snāna and purification rites that follow.