Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
स्वयंभूतां धरामध्यादानीतां विष्णुना पुरा । यादवानां तु मुक्त्यर्थं सर्वपापोपशान्तये
svayaṃbhūtāṃ dharāmadhyādānītāṃ viṣṇunā purā | yādavānāṃ tu muktyarthaṃ sarvapāpopaśāntaye
Auto-manifestée, jadis Viṣṇu l’amena du cœur même de la terre, pour la délivrance des Yādavas et pour l’apaisement de tous les péchés.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued from Adhyāya 229 opening)
Tirtha: Svayaṃbhū Gaṅgā-tīrtha at Prabhāsa
Type: kund
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Viṣṇu draws forth a luminous, self-manifest Gaṅgā from the earth’s center; the river rises like a silver ribbon, while Yādavas and sages witness, and the land becomes sanctified.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not merely water—it is a divine descent meant for mokṣa and the removal of sin.
Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī) as a sacred presence within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No direct rite is stated here; it provides the origin-and-purpose (māhātmya) for approaching the tīrtha.