Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
अथ निष्क्रम्य विप्रोऽसौ यातः स्वभवनं प्रति । ततः प्रभृति देवेशि त्रितकूपः स उच्यते
atha niṣkramya vipro'sau yātaḥ svabhavanaṃ prati | tataḥ prabhṛti deveśi tritakūpaḥ sa ucyate
پھر وہ برہمن باہر نکل آیا اور اپنے گھر کی طرف روانہ ہوا۔ اسی وقت سے، اے دیوتاؤں کی دیوی، وہ جگہ ‘تریتَکُوپ’ کہلانے لگی۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Tritakūpa
Type: kund
Listener: Devī (Deveśi)
Scene: The brāhmaṇa climbs out of the well, wet and purified, stepping onto firm ground; in the background, a simple dwelling path suggests his return home; a caption-like element indicates the new name 'Tritakūpa'.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred geography preserves memory: a dharmic event becomes a lasting tīrtha-name that guides future pilgrims.
Tritakūpa, a sacred well/tīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it establishes the tīrtha’s identity and sanctified status for subsequent practices.