Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
रजतं क्षिप्यते तत्र सुवर्ण मिव जायते । प्रत्यक्षमेव तत्रैव रसायनमनुत्तमम्
rajataṃ kṣipyate tatra suvarṇa miva jāyate | pratyakṣameva tatraiva rasāyanamanuttamam
Si l’on y jette de l’argent, il devient comme de l’or. Là même, perceptible de façon directe, se trouve un rasāyana (élixir/alchimie) sans pareil.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim casts silver into a sacred basin/spot; before the eyes of all it gleams like gold—an ‘unsurpassed rasāyana’ shown as radiant transformation with divine light.
FAQs
Transformation is a hallmark of tīrtha-power: just as matter is transmuted, the devotee is inwardly refined by contact with sacred presence.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra kuṇḍa/rasāyana spot where transmutation is said to occur.
No formal rite; it reports a miraculous property (transmutation) as part of the site’s māhātmya.