Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पुरा पिण्डोदकोनाम ब्राह्मणोऽभून्महामते । मन्दप्रज्ञोऽल्पमेधावी सोपाध्यायेन पाठितः
purā piṇḍodakonāma brāhmaṇo'bhūnmahāmate | mandaprajño'lpamedhāvī sopādhyāyena pāṭhitaḥ
قدیم زمانے میں، اے دانا! پِنڈودک نام کا ایک برہمن تھا۔ وہ کم فہم اور کم ذہین تھا، اور اس کے اُپادھیائے (استاد) نے اسے پاٹھ پڑھایا۔
Pulastya
Tirtha: Piṇḍodaka
Type: kund
Listener: A king (nṛpaśreṣṭha)
Scene: A humble brāhmaṇa youth named Piṇḍodaka sits before his ācārya; the teacher instructs patiently with palm-leaf text; the student’s earnestness contrasts with his described dullness, foreshadowing later tapas.
FAQs
Spiritual greatness is not restricted to brilliance; purāṇic narratives often show transformation through guidance, humility, and later tapas.
The verse introduces the person (Piṇḍodaka) whose tapas gives rise to Piṇḍodaka Tīrtha.
None explicitly; it sets up the origin story that will explain the tīrtha’s sanctity.