Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
मृगत्वे पतितश्चात्र नरो भूत्वा विनिर्गतः । सोऽब्रवीत्तस्य माहात्म्यं सलिलस्य द्विजोत्तमः
mṛgatve patitaścātra naro bhūtvā vinirgataḥ | so'bravīttasya māhātmyaṃ salilasya dvijottamaḥ
Di sini, seorang lelaki telah jatuh ke dalam keadaan sebagai rusa, namun kemudian muncul kembali sebagai manusia. Lalu yang terbaik antara kaum dwija (resī) mengisytiharkan kemuliaan air itu.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Salila of the manifested kunda in Prabhāsa (name not given in the excerpt)
Type: kund
Scene: A dignified sage (dvijottama) addresses the newly human devotee beside the shining kunda, gesturing toward the water as he proclaims its māhātmya; the scene feels like a formal upadeśa at a pilgrimage stop.
FAQs
Sacred waters can reverse misfortune and elevate birth; the wise articulate the tīrtha’s dharmic significance.
The sacred water that manifested in the pit/well by huṃkāra, near the Devikā riverbank in Prabhāsakṣetra.
No direct prescription; it introduces the formal praise (māhātmya) of the water by the sage.