Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
कर्कोटकेन नागेन कृतोऽयं तत्र प्राप्तये । पश्चिमेन च मार्गोऽयं प्रभासं याति सुप्रभम्
karkoṭakena nāgena kṛto'yaṃ tatra prāptaye | paścimena ca mārgo'yaṃ prabhāsaṃ yāti suprabham
This route was made by the Nāga Karkoṭaka for reaching that place. And this western path leads to the splendid Prabhāsa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Karkoṭaka Nāga fashions or reveals a westward road that shines toward Prabhāsa; the destination is depicted as a brilliant coastal sanctuary with a prominent liṅga-temple silhouette.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is portrayed as a divinely ordered network, protected and structured by cosmic beings like the Nāgas.
Prabhāsa is highlighted as the destination of the western route.
No explicit ritual is stated; the focus is on the sanctified pathway to Prabhāsa.