Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
मथित्वा सागरं देवा गृहीत्वाऽमृतमुत्तमम् । सत्वरास्तत्र ते गत्वा पपुश्चैव यथेप्सया
mathitvā sāgaraṃ devā gṛhītvā'mṛtamuttamam | satvarāstatra te gatvā papuścaiva yathepsayā
Nachdem die Götter den Ozean gerührt hatten, ergriffen sie den höchsten Amṛta. Eilends gingen sie dorthin und tranken ihn nach ihrem Wunsch.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-tīrtha (amṛta-episode locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: The devas, fresh from the ocean-churning, carry the amṛta vessel and rush to a chosen spot at Prabhāsa to drink freely.
FAQs
Tīrtha greatness is grounded in cosmic events; sacred places preserve the residue of divine acts.
The verse begins the origin narrative that will explain a Prabhāsakṣetra tīrtha connected with amṛta.
None; it introduces the mythic origin context.