Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 124
एवमुक्तो गतो विष्णुर्ब्रह्मणः सद उत्तमम् । सावित्री तु समायाता प्रभासे वरवर्णिनि
evamukto gato viṣṇurbrahmaṇaḥ sada uttamam | sāvitrī tu samāyātā prabhāse varavarṇini
Ainsi interpellé, Viṣṇu se rendit à la demeure très excellente de Brahmā. Et Savitrī, ô toi au teint gracieux, arriva à Prabhāsa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Viṣṇu departs toward Brahmā’s splendid assembly, while Savitrī—radiant and fair—arrives at the coastal sacred field of Prabhāsa; the scene juxtaposes celestial flight and earthly tīrtha arrival.
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Holy places like Prabhāsa are portrayed as living spiritual centers where divine beings arrive and act, affirming the tīrtha’s sanctity.
Prabhāsa (Prabhāsakṣetra), a major pilgrimage region celebrated in the Skanda Purāṇa.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it sets narrative context for the māhātmya of Prabhāsa.