Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
तत्रावतारं कृत्वा तैर्गृहीतानि बिसानि तु । निक्षिप्य सरसस्तीरे चक्रुः पुण्यां जलक्रियाम्
tatrāvatāraṃ kṛtvā tairgṛhītāni bisāni tu | nikṣipya sarasastīre cakruḥ puṇyāṃ jalakriyām
तेथे पाण्यात उतरून त्यांनी कमळनाळा (बिस) गोळा केल्या; त्या सरोवराच्या तीरावर ठेवून त्यांनी पुण्यदायी जलक्रिया केली।
Narrator (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (saras within the kṣetra)
Type: kund
Scene: Sages waist-deep in clear water, then emerging with lotus-stalks; the bisāni are placed neatly on the bank; hands raised in water-rite gestures—sipping, sprinkling, offering—against a tranquil Prabhāsa shoreline.
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Tīrtha practice combines simple acts (like gathering food) with sanctifying rites, keeping life rooted in purity and discipline.
A sacred lake-bathing spot within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s tīrtha geography.
A puṇya jalakriyā (meritorious water-rite) performed on the lake’s bank after bathing.