Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
अथवा चोन्नतं द्वारं पूर्वं प्राभासिकस्य वै । तदुन्नतमिति प्रोक्तं स्थानं स्थानवतां वरम्
athavā connataṃ dvāraṃ pūrvaṃ prābhāsikasya vai | tadunnatamiti proktaṃ sthānaṃ sthānavatāṃ varam
অথবা প্ৰাভাসিক (প্ৰভাস)ৰ পূৰ্ব দিশৰ ‘উচ্চ দ্বাৰ’ৰ কথাই কোৱা হয়; সেয়েহে তাক ‘উন্নত’ বুলি কোৱা হয়—তীৰ্থসমূহৰ মাজত শ্ৰেষ্ঠ।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Unnata (Pūrva-dvāra)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim procession approaches an ‘elevated eastern gate’ of Prabhāsa at sunrise; the gate is adorned with flags and toranas, with priests blessing entrants and pointing toward inner shrines.
FAQs
In tīrtha-tradition, even gateways and directional thresholds can be sanctified, guiding pilgrims into a dharmic landscape.
Unnata in Prabhāsa, identified alternatively through the ‘elevated eastern gate’ of Prābhāsika.
None directly; the verse provides a topographical-sacred identification.
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