Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
अस्मिन्मन्वन्तरे क्षिप्तः सागरैश्च चतुर्दिशम् । तस्येदं कीर्तितं देवि नाम सागरसंज्ञितम्
asminmanvantare kṣiptaḥ sāgaraiśca caturdiśam | tasyedaṃ kīrtitaṃ devi nāma sāgarasaṃjñitam
O Goddess, in this Manvantara he was cast forth and spread by the oceans in the four directions; therefore this place is celebrated by the name “Sāgara” (Ocean).
Skanda (deduced, Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narration to a listener addressed as Devī)
Tirtha: Sāgara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A symbolic map-like vision: the ocean radiates to the four quarters from a central Prabhāsa shore; above, a manvantara wheel motif; Devī listens as the sage explains the name ‘Sāgara’.
FAQs
Sacred places are remembered through divine events; their very names preserve cosmic history and inspire pilgrimage-faith.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with a locality/feature identified by the name “Sāgara.”
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse establishes the sacred name and sanctity of the place.