Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103
देवमातेति सा तत्र संस्थिता लवणोदधौ । अस्मिन्मन्वंतरे देवि आदौ त्रेतायुगे पुरा
devamāteti sā tatra saṃsthitā lavaṇodadhau | asminmanvaṃtare devi ādau tretāyuge purā
There, in the salt ocean, she became established under the name “Devamātā,” the Mother of the Gods. In this Manvantara, O Goddess, long ago at the beginning of the Tretā-yuga…
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Devamātā-tīrtha (ocean-side at Prabhāsa)
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devī’)
Scene: On a moonlit seashore, the goddess becomes ‘Devamātā’—a maternal form seated near the salt ocean, with waves as her garment and devas offering salutations; a caption-like sense of ancient Tretā-yuga time.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred history ties tīrthas to cosmic time, showing how divine names and functions manifest across yugas.
The coastal sacred sphere of Prabhāsa is implied, with Sarasvatī associated with the salt ocean as Devamātā.
None; the verse provides historical-cosmological context (yuga/manvantara) supporting the place’s sanctity.