Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
सुपर्णेन पुरा देवि पातालादमृतं हृतम् । गृहीत्वा तत्र मुक्तं तु नागानां पश्यतां किल
suparṇena purā devi pātālādamṛtaṃ hṛtam | gṛhītvā tatra muktaṃ tu nāgānāṃ paśyatāṃ kila
قديماً، يا إلهة، اختطف سوبَرْنا الأَمْرِتَة من باتالا. فلما قبض عليها أطلقها هناك، والناغا ينظرون، كما يُروى.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Suparṇelā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Garuḍa (Suparṇa) bursts from the netherworld holding a pot of amṛta; below, astonished Nāgas coil around jeweled rocks; at the Prabhāsa shrine-ground, a drop or release of nectar sanctifies the earth.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s holiness is anchored in divine-historical acts; mythic memory sanctifies geography and worship.
Suparṇelā, whose sanctity is tied to Suparṇa’s amṛta episode.
None directly; this verse provides the legendary basis (kathā) for the site’s greatness.