Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
तां विज्ञाय ततो गंगा रुदतीं शोककर्शिताम् । शीघ्रं स्वर्गात्समायाता तीर्थानां कोटिभिः सह
tāṃ vijñāya tato gaṃgā rudatīṃ śokakarśitām | śīghraṃ svargātsamāyātā tīrthānāṃ koṭibhiḥ saha
La reconnaissant alors, en pleurs et accablée par le chagrin, Gaṅgā descendit promptement du ciel, accompagnée de crores de tīrthas.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-sannidhya in Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: From the heavens, Gaṅgā descends in a luminous stream, surrounded by personified tīrthas—miniature river-deities and sacred emblems—toward the grieving Sarasvatī in Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Grace responds to sincere sorrow: the descent of Gaṅgā symbolizes divine aid and the gathering of sanctity around the devotee and the sacred land.
The verse glorifies Gaṅgā’s sanctifying presence and the collective power of innumerable tīrthas converging in the Prabhāsa narrative.
No explicit rite is stated; the emphasis is on the māhātmya of Gaṅgā and tīrtha-convergence.