Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
स्वर्गनिश्रेणिसंभूता प्रभासे तु सरस्वती । नापुण्यवद्भिः संप्राप्तुं पुंभिः शक्या महानदी
svarganiśreṇisaṃbhūtā prabhāse tu sarasvatī | nāpuṇyavadbhiḥ saṃprāptuṃ puṃbhiḥ śakyā mahānadī
في برابهاسا (Prabhāsa) نهض نهرُ ساراسفتي العظيم كأنّه خرج من سُلَّمٍ يصعد إلى السماء؛ وذلك النهر الجليل لا يبلغه من خلا من الفضل والبرّ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī (Prabhāsa)
Type: river
Scene: A luminous river emerges like a stairway of light rising toward heaven; unworthy travelers remain at a distance in shadow, while a few pure pilgrims approach and are bathed in radiance.
FAQs
Access to certain sacred landscapes is framed as the fruit of accumulated merit, not mere physical travel.
The Sarasvatī river/tīrtha at Prabhāsa.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes eligibility through puṇya to approach the Sarasvatī at Prabhāsa.