Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
यत्रच्छत्रीकृतो दैत्यः शूलमारोप्य भूतले । तच्छूलोत्पाटनाज्जातं तत्र कुंडं महत्तरम्
yatracchatrīkṛto daityaḥ śūlamāropya bhūtale | tacchūlotpāṭanājjātaṃ tatra kuṃḍaṃ mahattaram
Tại nơi con quỷ bị làm như chiếc lọng và bị đóng ghim trên mặt đất bằng cây tam xoa, chính tại đó, do việc nhổ bật cây tam xoa ấy, một hồ thiêng (kuṇḍa) vô cùng lớn đã phát sinh.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: (Unnamed here) Kuṇḍa at Kṛttivāseśvara associated with Śūlotpāṭana
Type: kund
Scene: Śiva’s trident stands planted in the earth with a daitya pinned like a canopy; as the trident is uprooted, a wide, luminous kuṇḍa wells up, ringed by astonished sages and gaṇas.
FAQs
Kāśī’s landscape is sanctified by Śiva’s acts; mythic events become enduring tīrthas for later pilgrims.
A great kuṇḍa (sacred pond) arising at the spot connected with Śiva’s trident and the demon’s downfall, in the Kṛttivāseśvara area of Kāśī.
Not here directly; the verse explains tīrtha-creation (the origin of the kuṇḍa).