Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
ऋषय ऊचुः । एवं भवतु ते ख्यातिस्तीर्थलिंगे वरानने । तव नामान्वितं जातं तीर्थं वै मणिकर्णिका
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | evaṃ bhavatu te khyātistīrthaliṃge varānane | tava nāmānvitaṃ jātaṃ tīrthaṃ vai maṇikarṇikā
رِشیوں نے کہا: “یوں ہی ہو۔ اے خوش رُو! اس تیرتھ اور لِنگ کے ذریعے تیری شہرت قائم رہے۔ تیرے نام سے موسوم یہ تیرتھ حقیقتاً ‘مَṇِکَرṇِکā’ کے نام سے پیدا ہوا ہے۔”
Ṛṣis (sages)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā-tīrtha (Arbuda)
Type: ghat
Listener: Śaunaka et al. (frame implied)
Scene: Sages pronounce the boon with raised hands; a subtle radiance spreads from the liṅga to the water, signifying the birth of the named tīrtha; the word ‘Maṇikarṇikā’ appears as a sacred inscription motif.
FAQs
Sacred places endure as living memorials of dharma, sustained by the blessings of sages.
Maṇikarṇikā tīrtha (in the Arbuda-khaṇḍa setting) and its associated tīrtha-liṅga.
No explicit prescription; it formally declares the tīrtha’s name and renown.