Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
अथवा चोन्नतं द्वारं पूर्वं प्राभासिकस्य वै । तदुन्नतमिति प्रोक्तं स्थानं स्थानवतां वरम्
athavā connataṃ dvāraṃ pūrvaṃ prābhāsikasya vai | tadunnatamiti proktaṃ sthānaṃ sthānavatāṃ varam
Atau, yang dimaksud ialah ‘gerbang timur yang ditinggikan’ milik Prābhāsika (Prabhāsa); karena itu ia disebut ‘Unnata’, yang terbaik di antara tirtha suci.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Unnata (Pūrva-dvāra)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim procession approaches an ‘elevated eastern gate’ of Prabhāsa at sunrise; the gate is adorned with flags and toranas, with priests blessing entrants and pointing toward inner shrines.
FAQs
In tīrtha-tradition, even gateways and directional thresholds can be sanctified, guiding pilgrims into a dharmic landscape.
Unnata in Prabhāsa, identified alternatively through the ‘elevated eastern gate’ of Prābhāsika.
None directly; the verse provides a topographical-sacred identification.