Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
सेवितं सर्वदेवैस्तु सिद्धैः साध्यैर्ग्रहैस्तथा । अप्सरोमुनिभिर्दिव्यैर्यक्षैश्च पन्नगैः सदा
sevitaṃ sarvadevaistu siddhaiḥ sādhyairgrahaistathā | apsaromunibhirdivyairyakṣaiśca pannagaiḥ sadā
அத்தீர்த்தம் எல்லாத் தேவர்களாலும், சித்தர்–சாத்யர்–கிரகங்களாலும், மேலும் திவ்ய அப்ஸரஸ்களாலும் முனிவர்களாலும், யக்ஷர் மற்றும் நாகர்களாலும் எப்போதும் சேவிக்கப்படுகிறது.
Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)
Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: A luminous tīrtha bank crowded not by humans but by celestial orders: devas with crowns, siddhas in yogic flight, sādhyas, grahas as radiant planetary deities, apsarases with garlands, sages in meditation, yakṣas as guardians, and nāgas rising from waters.
FAQs
A mahā-tīrtha is portrayed as cosmically recognized—visited by divine and semi-divine orders—underscoring its exceptional sanctity.
The described tīrtha in the eastern quarter of Prabhāsa—contextually Brahmakuṇḍa.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse emphasizes the tīrtha’s continual divine attendance.
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