Skandapurana 6.3.238.1_72

6.3.238.1_72

79- maṇināgeśvaratīrthavarṇane kadrūvinatayoruccaiḥśravohayaṃ dṛṣṭvā hayavarṇanirṇayasaṃbandhikaṃ mithaḥ pratijñākaraṇam, svasvapratijñāṃ satyāṃ kartumubhayoḥ prayatnaḥ, tatra kadrā nāgebhyaḥ śāpe datte tacchāpanivāraṇāya maṇināgena tapaḥ kṛtvā śivaliṃgasthāpanam, maṇināgeśvaratīrthe snānadānādimāhātmyavarṇanam. .. ... ... 239 2

72. In the description of Maṇināgeśvara sacred ford: Kadrū and Vinatā seeing the horse Uccaiḥśravas and making a mutual wager concerning the determination of the horse's color; the effort of both to make their own wager true; Kadrū placing a curse on the serpents there, and Maṇināga performing austerities and establishing a Śiva-liṅga to ward off that curse; description of the māhātmya of ritual ablution, gifts, and other [rites] at Maṇināgeśvara sacred ford … 239 2