Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
ततस्तु जायते प्राची संतप्ता वाडवेन तु । ततो वै यानि तीर्थानि कीर्त्तितानि पुरातनैः
tatastu jāyate prācī saṃtaptā vāḍavena tu | tato vai yāni tīrthāni kīrttitāni purātanaiḥ
Então surge o rio chamado Prācī, aquecido pelo fogo Vāḍava. Em seguida, de fato, os tīrthas proclamados pelos antigos aproximam-se em santa vizinhança e tornam-se plenamente eficazes.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Prācī
Type: river
Scene: The Prācī river rises, shimmering with a subtle heated glow; around her banks appear/are indicated multiple ancient tīrthas—shrines, ghats, and sacred markers—forming a pilgrimage map.
FAQs
Sacred geography is interconnected: when a divine river manifests, the tīrthas praised by tradition become spiritually ‘near’ and efficacious.
Prācī (as a sacred river manifestation) within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra tīrtha landscape.
No explicit prescription; the verse sets up the forthcoming enumeration/importance of tīrthas praised by the ancients.