Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि नदीं चित्रपथां ततः । ब्रह्मकुण्डसमीपस्थां चित्रादित्यस्य मध्यतः
tato gacchenmahādevi nadīṃ citrapathāṃ tataḥ | brahmakuṇḍasamīpasthāṃ citrādityasya madhyataḥ
त्यानंतर, हे महादेवि, चित्रपथा नावाच्या नदीकडे जावे; ती ब्रह्मकुंडाजवळ, चित्रादित्य-क्षेत्राच्या मध्यभागी स्थित आहे।
Unspecified in excerpt (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration; traditionally Sūta narrating to sages)
Tirtha: Citrāpathā-nadī (near Brahmakūṇḍa, Citrāditya-madhya)
Type: sangam
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: Devi is addressed as the guide points toward a gentle river (Citrāpathā) flowing beside a sacred pond (Brahmakūṇḍa); in the center stands a Sun shrine (Citrāditya) with radiating motifs; pilgrims proceed along a path with trees and flags.
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Pilgrimage dharma is mapped through sacred geography—moving from tīrtha to tīrtha with reverence.
Citrapathā river and Brahmakūṇḍa, within the Citrāditya area of Prabhāsakṣetra.
A yātrā-instruction: ‘go/proceed’ to the specified river-tīrtha near Brahmakūṇḍa.