Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64
जलाश्रयं समाश्रित्य स्थिता उत्कृष्टसिद्धये । बिसशृंगाटकाहारास्ते कंकाः साधकाः स्मृताः
jalāśrayaṃ samāśritya sthitā utkṛṣṭasiddhaye | bisaśṛṃgāṭakāhārāste kaṃkāḥ sādhakāḥ smṛtāḥ
Mereka yang berlindung di sisi perairan dan menetap di sana demi mencapai siddhi yang luhur, hidup dengan tangkai teratai dan buah berangan air—para pengamal itu dikenang sebagai sādhaka ‘Kaṅka’.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (jala-āśraya tīrthas)
Type: ghat
Scene: Ascetics dwell by a water-body, huts of reeds nearby; they subsist on lotus-stalks and water-chestnuts, performing japa at dawn with mist rising from the water.
FAQs
Steady residence in sacred environments and disciplined simplicity of diet are portrayed as supports for higher attainment.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s tīrtha milieu, including waterside sacred zones conducive to tapas.
An austerity pattern: dwelling by water and maintaining a restricted diet (bisa, śṛṅgāṭaka) for siddhi.