Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92
धर्मेण निर्मिता पूर्वं शिवार्थं धर्मबुद्धिना । तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च तर्पिताः पितृदेवताः
dharmeṇa nirmitā pūrvaṃ śivārthaṃ dharmabuddhinā | tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca tarpitāḥ pitṛdevatāḥ
往昔，达摩（Dharma）以正直之心为湿婆（Śiva）而建此池；在此沐浴并饮其水，便能令祖灵（Pitṛ）与诸天神得以满足。
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa continuing the account)
Tirtha: Dharmavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: Personified Dharma (as a radiant, austere figure) is shown commissioning or consecrating a stone-lined well for Śiva; later, pilgrims bathe and sip water, while subtle ancestral figures (pitṛs) and devas appear above receiving satisfaction.
FAQs
Śaiva tīrthas sanctify ordinary acts like bathing and sipping water, turning them into offerings that nourish ancestral and divine realms.
Dharmavāpī, a sacred water-site established by Dharma for Śiva’s purpose.
Snāna (bathing) and pāna (drinking of tīrtha-water), producing tarpaṇa (satisfaction) for Pitṛs and devas.
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