Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 85
मानवस्य तु सोंऽशेन देवस्य भुवि वै प्रभुः । क्षपयित्वा तु तान्सर्वान्भाविनार्थेन नोदितान् । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये निष्ठां प्राप्स्यति सानुगः
mānavasya tu soṃ'śena devasya bhuvi vai prabhuḥ | kṣapayitvā tu tānsarvānbhāvinārthena noditān | gaṃgāyamunayormadhye niṣṭhāṃ prāpsyati sānugaḥ
Ce Seigneur, manifestation terrestre avec une part humaine du Divin, détruira tous ceux incités par le destin. Puis, avec ses disciples, il s'établira finalement entre le Gange et la Yamuna.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā–Yamunā Antarvedī (saṅgama symbolism)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A divine lord with human aspect stands at a luminous riverland; Gaṅgā and Yamunā personified flow on either side; followers gather as adharma forces dissolve into mist.
FAQs
Divine order ultimately restores dharma; forces driven by future karmic destiny are removed, and the righteous re-establish stability.
The verse points to the sanctity of the region between the Gaṅgā and Yamunā (the doab) while occurring within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya framework.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the focus is on eschatology (yuga-transition) and sacred geography.