Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
समुद्रेण समेता तु यत्र सा पूर्ववाहिनी । यत्रर्षितोया लभ्येत तत्र किं मृग्यते परम्
samudreṇa sametā tu yatra sā pūrvavāhinī | yatrarṣitoyā labhyeta tatra kiṃ mṛgyate param
Là où elle rejoint l’océan et s’écoule vers l’orient, là où l’on obtient Ṛṣitoyā, quel but plus élevé faudrait-il encore chercher au-delà ?
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the assembled Ṛṣis (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Ṛṣitoyā–Samudra saṅgama (pūrvavāhinī)
Type: sangam
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A luminous confluence: river ribbon meets vast ocean; the river’s current subtly turns eastward; pilgrims stand at the meeting point offering water and prayers under a wide sky.
FAQs
Contact with a supremely sanctified tīrtha is itself a consummation of spiritual seeking—nothing higher is required.
Ṛṣitoyā at Mahodaya in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, especially where it meets the ocean.
The implied practice is to seek and obtain the sacred Ṛṣitoyā water (for snāna/ācamanā), highlighting its supreme merit.