Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
स्वर्गनिश्रेणिसंभूता प्रभासे तु सरस्वती । नापुण्यवद्भिः संप्राप्तुं पुंभिः शक्या महानदी
svarganiśreṇisaṃbhūtā prabhāse tu sarasvatī | nāpuṇyavadbhiḥ saṃprāptuṃ puṃbhiḥ śakyā mahānadī
À Prabhāsa, Sarasvatī s’élève telle un escalier vers le ciel. Ce grand fleuve ne peut être atteint par les hommes dépourvus de mérite.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-Sarasvatī
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Prabhāsa, the Sarasvatī rises as a luminous staircase of water ascending into the sky; worthy pilgrims ascend in light, while unmeritorious figures remain unable to approach, separated by a subtle veil.
FAQs
Tīrtha-access is framed as karmic: inner merit enables outer pilgrimage, and the site becomes a ‘ladder to heaven’ for the worthy.
Sarasvatī as the great river at Prabhāsa.
No specific rite; it teaches eligibility (adhikāra) based on puṇya for approaching the tīrtha.