Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
अथ हुंकारशब्देन तस्य गर्तः प्रपूरितः । ततो मृगो विनिष्क्रांतः कृच्छ्रेण सलिलात्प्रिये
atha huṃkāraśabdena tasya gartaḥ prapūritaḥ | tato mṛgo viniṣkrāṃtaḥ kṛcchreṇa salilātpriye
پھر “ہُم” کی آواز سے وہ گڑھا پورا بھر گیا۔ تب، اے محبوبہ! وہ ہرن بڑی دشواری سے پانی میں سے نکل آیا۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Huṃkāra-udbhava-kunda (descriptive; implied)
Type: kund
Scene: At the sage’s resonant ‘huṃ’, the once dry abyss surges and fills with clear water; the deer struggles upward, hooves scraping wet earth, emerging drenched—miracle captured at the moment of ascent.
FAQs
Divine sound and saintly intent can transform a barren place into a life-giving tīrtha.
The huṃkāra-filled pit/well near the Devikā riverbank in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Implicitly, the potency of huṃkāra is praised; the verse narrates the miracle rather than prescribing a formal rite.