Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
तत्र स्नात्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा प्रभासं वीक्ष्य रात्रिपः । यावत्संप्रस्थितोन्यत्र तावदग्रे व्यवस्थितम्
tatra snātvā śucirbhūtvā prabhāsaṃ vīkṣya rātripaḥ | yāvatsaṃprasthitonyatra tāvadagre vyavasthitam
Là, après s’être baigné et être devenu pur, le Seigneur de la Nuit contempla Prabhāsa. Et comme il s’apprêtait à partir ailleurs, il vit quelqu’un se tenir devant lui.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (addressed earlier; continuing frame)
Scene: At Prabhāsa’s sacred waters, Soma bathes; his aura brightens slightly. As he prepares to leave, a radiant figure stands before him—an auspicious interruption suggesting a boon, instruction, or the kṣetra’s presiding power manifesting.
FAQs
Snāna at a holy kṣetra is portrayed as a gateway to purity and providential guidance—right action draws the right encounter.
Prabhāsa is highlighted as the place where bathing and darśana occur.
Snāna (ritual bathing) and becoming śuci (purified) at Prabhāsa are explicitly mentioned.