Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
तस्मिन्बिले तु पाषाणाः समन्ताच्छंखसन्निभाः । तेनोदकेन संस्पृष्टा भवंति च हिरण्मयाः
tasminbile tu pāṣāṇāḥ samantācchaṃkhasannibhāḥ | tenodakena saṃspṛṣṭā bhavaṃti ca hiraṇmayāḥ
Trong hang ấy, đá nằm khắp bốn phía, giống như vỏ ốc tù và. Khi được nước ấy chạm vào, chúng liền hóa thành vàng rực.
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Arbuda-bila (conch-stone cavern)
Type: cave
Listener: null
Scene: A cave chamber ringed with pale conch-like stones; a stream or droplets of sacred water touch them, and they gleam into gold.
FAQs
Tīrtha-water is depicted as purifying and transformative, symbolizing how contact with sacredness elevates even inert matter.
Rūpatīrtha’s sacred cavern area in Arbuda Khaṇḍa, where the tīrtha-water is said to have extraordinary potency.
No explicit rite is commanded; the verse highlights the sanctity and power of the water through a marvel narrative.