Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
वहेद्विषुवती तत्र सदा पुण्यात्मनां नृणाम् । यत्र तत्र कुरु विभो मनसा ते यथेप्सितम्
vahedviṣuvatī tatra sadā puṇyātmanāṃ nṛṇām | yatra tatra kuru vibho manasā te yathepsitam
तत्र पुण्यात्मनां नृणां हिताय विषुवती नदी सदा वहतु; विभो, यत्र यत्रेच्छसि तत्र तत्र मनसा यथेप्सितं कुरु।
Brahmā (deduced: petition/blessing directed to Śiva after kṣetra-description)
Tirtha: Viṣuvatī
Type: river
Scene: A devotee or deity petitions for Viṣuvatī to flow perpetually; the river is personified as a goddess emerging from the earth, streaming toward the sea, while a lordly figure grants the wish.
FAQs
Sacred places are sustained by divine will; rivers and tīrthas are invoked as ongoing supports for the righteous.
The presence/flow of the Viṣuvatī river is invoked within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra sacred region.
No explicit ritual is given; the verse implies tīrtha-utility for pilgrims (snāna and other acts are contextually typical but not stated).
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