Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
कल्हारैः शतपत्रैश्च पुष्पितैः फलितैः शुभैः । आम्रजम्बूकपित्थैश्च दाडिमैः पनसैस्तथा
kalhāraiḥ śatapatraiśca puṣpitaiḥ phalitaiḥ śubhaiḥ | āmrajambūkapitthaiśca dāḍimaiḥ panasaistathā
वह शुभ वनस्पतियों से सुसज्जित था—कल्हार और शतपत्र कमल, जो पुष्पित और फलित होकर शोभा दे रहे थे; तथा आम, जामुन, कैथ, दाड़िम और कटहल के वृक्ष भी थे।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Auspicious Prabhāsa landscape with ponds carpeted by kalhāra and hundred-petalled lotuses; groves of mango, jambū, kapittha, dāḍima, and panasa heavy with fruit; pilgrims and celestial presences implied by the sanctified calm.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s holiness is reflected in its auspicious, life-giving abundance—nature itself becomes a sign of dharma and divine presence.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (the sacred region of Prabhāsa) is being praised through its lotus-filled waters and fruitful groves.
No direct ritual is stated here; the verse functions as māhātmya-style description of the sacred environment that supports pilgrimage merit.
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