Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
ततोऽब्धिं संप्रविष्टा सा पंचस्रोता महानदी । स्वरूपेणैव सा पुण्या पुनः पुण्यतमाऽभवत्
tato'bdhiṃ saṃpraviṣṭā sā paṃcasrotā mahānadī | svarūpeṇaiva sā puṇyā punaḥ puṇyatamā'bhavat
Alors ce grand fleuve, se déployant en cinq courants, entra dans l’Océan ; et, bien que saint par sa nature même, il y devint de nouveau plus saint encore.
Sūta (deduced: Māhātmya narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī Pañcasrotas at Prabhāsa (Sāgara-praveśa)
Type: sangam
Scene: A majestic river divides into five shining streams as it merges into the ocean; the waters glow, suggesting a surge of sanctity at the moment of entry.
FAQs
Even what is inherently pure becomes supremely purifying at a divinely charged confluence—tīrtha power amplifies sanctity.
The Sarasvatī–Ocean saṅgama at Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
None directly; the verse states the metaphysical greatness (māhātmya) of the saṅgama.