Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 124
महाकालस्य ये चान्ये गणपाः संति पार्श्वगाः । गंगा च यमुना चैव तथा देवी सरस्वती
mahākālasya ye cānye gaṇapāḥ saṃti pārśvagāḥ | gaṃgā ca yamunā caiva tathā devī sarasvatī
മഹാകാലന്റെ മറ്റു ഗണപാലന്മാരും അവിടെ സമീപത്ത് നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു; ഗംഗയും യമുനയും, അതുപോലെ ദേവി സരസ്വതിയും അവിടെ തന്നെയുണ്ട്।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mahākāla’s gaṇas stand guard while the river-goddesses Gaṅgā, Yamunā, and Sarasvatī appear in divine form, indicating their subtle presence at Prabhāsa.
FAQs
A supreme tīrtha is envisioned as containing the essence of many holy rivers and divine attendants, concentrating sanctity in one place.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, associated with Mahākāla and the presence of major sacred rivers.
None explicitly; the verse supports tīrtha-sevā (reverent visitation) by praising the site’s sacred presences.